Papaya Creme Brulee Recipes

PAPAYA CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Slice the vanilla bean in half and place with cream in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then immediately turn the burner off. Beat the egg yolks and white sugar together in a stainless steel bowl until light in color. Remove the vanilla bean. Pour the hot cream mixture slowly into the egg mixture, stirring constantly. Peel, seed and dice 1 papaya and add to the cream mixture. Place the mixture in an 8 x 8 inch glass baking dish and bake for 70 minutes in a 300F oven in a water bath; place the dish in a larger pan that is 3/4 filled with hot water until it is almost set; it should be firm, like a custard. After the mixture is baked, cool and then chill in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours. When ready to serve, cut the remaining 2 papayas in half and remove the seeds. Spoon the mixture into the halved papayas, place the brown sugar on top and broil until the sugar is caramelized. Garnish with berries and banana leaves.

VANILLA CRèME BRûLéE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. In a saucepan, combine cream, vanilla bean and salt and cook over low heat just until hot. Let sit for a few minutes, then discard vanilla bean. (If using vanilla extract, add it now.)
• In a bowl, beat yolks and sugar together until light. Stir about a quarter of the cream into this mixture, then pour sugar-egg mixture into cream and stir. Pour into four 6-ounce ramekins and place ramekins in a baking dish; fill dish with boiling water halfway up the sides of the dishes. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until centers are barely set. Cool completely. Refrigerate for several hours and up to a couple of days.
• When ready to serve, top each custard with about a teaspoon of sugar in a thin layer. Place ramekins in a broiler 2 to 3 inches from heat source. Turn on broiler. Cook until sugar melts and browns or even blackens a bit, about 5 minutes. Serve within two hours.

CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Beat egg yolks, 4 tablespoons white sugar and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until thick and creamy.
• Pour cream into a saucepan and stir over low heat until it almost comes to boil. Remove the cream from heat immediately. Stir cream into the egg yolk mixture; beat until combined.
• Pour cream mixture into the top pan of a double boiler. Stir over simmering water until mixture lightly coats the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes. Remove mixture from heat immediately and pour into a shallow heat-proof dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to broil.
• In a small bowl combine remaining 2 tablespoons white sugar and brown sugar. Sift this mixture evenly over custard. Place dish under broiler until sugar melts, about 2 minutes. Watch carefully so as not to burn.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool. Refrigerate until custard is set again.