Toasted Coconut Crème Brulee
(6) | 1/3 cup sugar |
2 cups heavy cream | 1/8 tsp salt |
2 cups sweetened flake coconut | 1/2 vanilla bean |
5 egg yolks | 1/2 cup superfine sugar* or brown sugar |
Preheat oven according to the charts below. Place coconut flakes on a cookie sheet. Toast for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Be careful when opening the oven door to remove the coconut as the oils can burn your eyes.
In a heavy saucepan, heat the heavy cream. Slice down the center of the vanilla bean and add it to the cream. Add the toasted coconut. Remove from heat and set aside, letting the toasted coconut steep in the cream. In a large mixing bowl, combine egg yolks, 1/3 cup sugar, and salt. Beat with a whisk until just combined. Strain coconut and vanilla bean out of cream into a bowl, then slowly whisk together cream into egg mixture. Be sure not to add it too quickly at the beginning, because it will cause the yolks to curdle. With a fingernail, scrape vanilla beans out of the pod into the cream. Place six
* To make your own superfine sugar, grind granulated sugar in a food processor.
Serves 6.
| PURE CONVECTION™ | CONVECTION BAKE | STANDARD BAKE |
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RACK POSITION | Not recommended | Not recommended | 2 |
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TEMPERATURE (˚F) | N/A | N/A | 325 |
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RECIPES
48