Chocolate Creme Caramel

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup thickened cream
• 100 g cooking chocolate
• 4 eggs
• 1/3 cup extra sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 lightly grease 6 oven proof ramekins.
• 2 place water and 3/4 cup sugar in a microwave proof bowl and heat on high, stirring every 60 seconds until sugar is dissolved.
• 3 continue to heat on high until mixture starts to turn golden.
• 4 do not over cook.
• 5 pour toffee quickly into ramekins.
• 6 put ramekins in a baking dish.
• 7 pre heat oven to 160oc.
• 8 combine milk and cream in a saucepan and heat over medium-high heat.
• 9 stir until mixture is almost to boiling point.
• 10 turn off heat and add chocolate.
• 11 whisk until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
• 12 beat eggs, extra sugar and vanilla in a bowl.
• 13 pour in the chocolate mixture, whisking constantly.
• 14 pour custard into ramekins.
• 15 pour enough boiling water to come halfway up sides of dishes.
• 16 cook, uncovered for 30-40 minutes.
• 17 remove ramekins from water and refrigerate overnight.
• 18 to serve, run a knife around the edge of ramekin and turn creme caramel out on to a saucer.
• 19 serve with strawberries or peaches.