Granny Smith Apple Crème Brulee
My wife Chris "LOVES" Crème Brulee and I found this recipe in an old cook book that I bought at a flea Market this summer. I gave it a try and used some fresh picked apples that we picked last week at a local apple orchard to make the recipe and it turned out to be "Elegant." Granny Smith does not grow well in Maine so I substituted Cortland apples and it was wonderful. It is supposed to serve 6 but 4 of us ate the whole dissert after supper last week, so good, give it a try.
Ingredients:
3 large Granny Smith Apples or another type of firm cooking apple
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup of water or fresh apple cider
6 egg yolks
6 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups of heavy whipping Cream
A little extra granulated sugar for topping
Directions:
1} Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2} peeled, cored, and cut up into bite size pieces your apples
3} Stir and cook your apples, cinnamon, ¼ cup of sugar and water or cider in a sauce pan over medium heat until tender but not soft and mushy, about 6 to 8 minutes. Set aside and cool
4} Whisk your egg yolks and 6 tablespoons of white sugar, until mixture is light yellow. Add vanilla. Gradually whisk in the cream
5} Divide the apples evenly into ungreased ramekins. Top evenly with cream mixture. Place the ramekins in a baking dish and add hot water to the baking dish until it reaches half way up the sides of the ramekins.
6} Bake until it has set up, about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven, but keep the ramekins in water for 30 minutes. Remove the ramekins from the water bath and refrigerate and chill overnight.
7} When you're ready to serve, sprinkle ½ teaspoon of granulated sugar on top of the crème and carefully torch until golden brown. Refrigerate any leftovers, Enjoy!