Chocolate And Grand Marnier Creme Brulée

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 3 -4 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 -2 tablespoon grand marnier
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons icing sugar (for topping)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325ºf.
• 2 whisk together egg yolks and 1 cup icing sugar until the mixture thickens and is a pale yellow.
• 3 simmer the cream over low heat, melting the chocolate in it.
• 4 add vanilla extract and grand marnier to cream and remove from heat.
• 5 slowly add the cream to the egg mixture, whisking continually to prevent curdling.
• 6 divide mixture between four ramekins.
• 7 place ramekins in a cake pan and fill with water about halfway up the outside of the ramekins. bake until edges begin to set, about 40 minutes.
• 8 cool at room temperature, and then refridgerate for at least two hours.
• 9 before serving, turn on the broiler and allow it to heat up.
• 10 sprinkle the remaining 4 tablespoons of icing sugar over the tops of the creme brulées covering them evenly.
• 11 broil until the sugar caremelizes, be careful not to let it burn. it should be cool under the carmelized sugar (the ramekin won't be though!).