Pumpkin Creme Brulee
"Perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas, or even a sophisticated Halloween party. Plus, they can be made up to 2 days ahead of time!"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
-
Custard
- 2 cups whipping cream or 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground mace
-
Topping
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons water
directions
- For custard: Preheat oven to 350°F Bring cream and rum to boil in heavy, medium saucepan; remove from heat and stir in salt.
- Whisk egg yolks, pumpkin, sugar, cornstarch and spices in large bowl to blend; gradually whisk in hot cream mixture; strain; divide mixture among six ½ cup ramekins or custard cups.
- Place ramekins in large baking pan; pour enough hot water into pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins; bake until custards are set, about 40 minutes; remove from water and cool completely; cover custards with plastic wrap and chill overnight (can be prepared up to 2 days ahead).
- For topping: Cook sugar and water in heavy medium saucepan over low heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves; increase heat and boil without stirring until mixture turns golden brown, swirling pan occasionally, about 10 minutes; working quickly, pour enough caramel over 1 custard to almost cover top; tilt ramekin until caramel covers custard completely; repeat with remaining caramel and custards; cool completely; refrigerate atleast 1 hour before serving.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
Have any thoughts about this recipe?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
<style>body { background: url("http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3512121819_f2f1aaf050.jpg?v=0"); background-repeat: repeat-y; }</style>
OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
