Thank you Junia for inviting me to be a co-host for #chocolatelove! Don’t forget to check out the other co-hosts and add your chocolate recipes to the blog hop!
I was excited to see that February was #chocolatelove month.
What better time of year (than maybe Halloween) to totally indulge in chocolate.
When first brainstorming recipes to make, chocolate cake came to mind. A double layer chocolate cake with thick chocolate frosting is irresistible.
Chocolate cake is love!
But I wanted to try something new. I decided to (finally) try my hand at creme brûlée.
Creme brûlée is a creamy, silky smooth custard like dessert with a crunchy melted sugar topping.
Creme brûlée is amazing, it’s super easy, and it can be made ahead of time!
If you are still looking for a Valentine’s Day dessert I highly recommend trying this white chocolate creme brûlée.
Make it a day or 2 ahead of time (minus the caramelized sugar) and store in the fridge until you are ready. If you want to add a little extra something, top the caramelized sugar with a few strawberries or raspberries right before serving.
White Chocolate Creme Brûlée
Recipe from Allrecipes.com
Ingredients:
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 oz Ghirdelli White Chocolate (bar broken into pieces or chips)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Extra sugar for caramelizing
Directions:
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until smooth and the sugar has dissolved. Set aside.
- In a saucepan over medium heat bring the cream to a simmer. Once simmering add the white chocolate, turn off the heat and whisk the chocolate until smooth.
- While whisking the egg yolks add a few tablespoons of the white chocolate mixture to the yolks. Keep stirring to make sure the eggs don’t curdle!! Once that is completely mixed in, add a few more tablespoons – KEEP WHISKING!
- Once the egg yolks have been slightly warmed, scrape into the warm white chocolate cream mix and stir completely.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Pour the custard into 4 oven safe (and broiler safe) ramikens. Place the ramikens in an 8×8 or 9×9 pan and fill the pan with 2 inches of hot water. Place in the oven and bake for 1 hour, or until the custard is barely jiggly.
- Allow to cool to room temperature, cover and keep chilled in the fridge (up to 4 days).
- To serve: sprinkle 1-2 teaspoons of white sugar over the top of the custard. Using a kitchen torch, carefully light it and torch the top of the sugar until caramelized. If you don’t have a torch you can place under the broiler for a minute or 2. Refrigerate for 5 minutes then serve.
Don’t forget to check out the other #chocolatelove hosts!
A Little Bit of Everything ~ Roxana ~ @RoxanaGreenGirl
ASTIG Vegan ~ Richgail ~ @astigvegan
Badger Girl Learns to Cook ~ Kimberly ~ @BdgrGrl
Baker Street ~ Anuradha ~ @bakerstreet29
Baking and Cooking, A Tale of Two Loves ~ Becky Higgins
Baking Extravaganza ~ Samantha
Bon a croquer ~ Valerie ~ @Valouth
CafeTerraBlog ~ Terra ~ @CafeTerraBlog
Cake Duchess ~ Lora ~ @cakeduchess
Cakeballs, Cookies and More ~ Sue
Cooking with Books ~ Marnely ~ @nella22
Creative Cooking Corner ~ Karriann ~ @KarriannGraf
Easily Good Eats ~ Three Cookies
Elephant Eats ~ Amy
Georgiecakes ~ Georgie ~ @georgiecakes
Hobby And More ~ Richa ~ @betit19
Java Cupcake ~ Betsey ~ @JavaCupcake
Kitchen Belleicious ~ Jessica
Mike’s Baking ~ Mike ~ @mikesbaking
Mis Pensamientos ~ Junia ~ @juniakk
No One Likes Crumbley Cookies ~ TR ~ @TRCrumbley
Oh Cake ~ Jessica ~ @jesshose
Preheat the Oven ~ Jason ~ @officialchefjae
Rico sin Azucar ~ Helena ~ @ricosinazucar
Savoring Every Bite ~ Linda ~ @Spicegirlfla
Simply Reem ~ Reem ~ @simplyreem
Smart Food and Fit ~ Lisa ~ @LisaNutrition
Soni’s Food for Thought ~ Soni ~ @sonisfood
Sprint 2 the Table ~ Laura ~ @Sprint2theTable
Teaspoon of Spice ~ Deanna ~ @tspbasil
That Skinny Chick Can Bake ~ Liz ~ @Thatskinnychick
The Dusty Baker ~ Jacqueline ~ @dustybakergal
The More Than Occasional Baker ~ Ros ~ @bakingaddict
The Spicy RD ~ EA ~ @thespicyrd
The Wimpy Vegetarian ~ Susan ~ @wimpyvegetarian
Vegan Yack Attack! ~ Jackie ~ @veganyackattack
Vegetarian Mamma ~ Cindy ~ @VegetarianMamma
You Made That? ~ Suzanne ~ @YouMadeThatblog
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Mmmmmm white chocolate. My husband would DIE for a bite of this! <3
Erin, I think I’ve just found my Valentine’s Day dessert!!! Fabulous!!!
my husband gave me a hand torch for christmas this year and with it hinted he would like me to make creme brulee! LOL! I have yet to make it but when I do I am using this recipe. It looks fantastic!
I love white chocolate!
What a great idea to use white chocolate! It didn’t even occur to me. This looks great!
I love this twist on Creme Brulee. I’ll admit, it’s not always top dessert choice (compared to my husband who adores it) but I love love this twist on it and think I’ll be making this for him….and me!
Never tasted a creme brûlée like this one before. White chocolate cream sounds delicious!
That white chocolate is making my mouth water, even at 9am. This sounds so delicious, I really need a kitchen torch!
Oooh I love Creme Brulee and this looks super delicious!Happy Chocolatelove
i would not think of chocolate creme brulee on my one but i have to admit, it looks amazing
that looks so good, I love creme brulee but have not made it since college. I should so try it again.
I love creme brulee and this looks amazing! I think I may make this for Valentine’s Day!! Great job!!!
My goodness this sounds so wonderful!
I love white chocolate and have yet to make a creme brulee with it. Looks delicious and so pretty!
Yum, so glad you posted this recipe I have yet to make creme bru and this gets me excited to make it. Sending you white chocolate love
Erin, this looks amazing! I am now dying to make creme brulee!
What a great recipe! perfect for a valentine’s day dessert!
My husband loves Creme Brulee, but we haven’t made it in awhile. Time to light up the torch, and make your yummy recipe. Sending #chocolatellove your way!
White Chocolate Creme Brulee is my favourite. Yours looks delicious.
~Ann
I love creme brulee and finally got a torch over Xmas. White chocolate is very sexy and an ideal dessert for Valentine’s Day!
Oh goodness, does that ever look tempting!
Love creme brulee and this looks amazing! fab co-hosting #chocolatelove with you
I love creme brulee and have got to try this!! So awesome!!
i think i am making this for valentine! white chocolate in brulee! yes!
I love cream brûlée – its one of my absolute favorite desserts. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe – now I can indulge making it myself… Very soon.
I absolutely love creme brulee – what a great chocolatelove recipe!
I am totally making this for my husband birthday …. He will love me for this.
God I can taste this with lovely picture….
Creme Brulee and that too with chocolate = delicious insanity…
Love it.
I love creme brulee. Using white chocolate is brilliant! Lovely post E!
white chocolate creme brulee sounds FABULOUS! oh my goodness.. i have some friends who love this stuff. the white choc adds the perfect touch! great idea, erin!
I have never tried my hand at creme brulee…it’s one of those recipes I could eat all the time but would be super disappointed if it turned out all wrong. I’ll work up the guts to concoct it and let ya know how it turns out
lol! It completely escaped me to use white chocolate for the blog hop! Love this creme brulee- it looks so tempting and delicious
Thank you! I decided to switch things up in favor of the BF – he loves white chocolate
love! love! love!
this is so lovely! i like the idea that you can make this ahead of time, dessert in a jiffy!
nice meeting you via love bloghop!
White chocolate anything is wonderful, but in creme brulee form? Amazing! What a great idea. Beautiful job!