Green Apple Creme Brulee

By á-2421

Ingredients

• 6 Granny Smith apples
• lemon slices
• 1 cup whipping cream, scalded
• 4 egg yolks
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 2 T sugar
• pinch salt
• Zest of 1 orange
• Granulated sugar

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Trim bottoms of apples to stand upright; slice off top quarters. Scoop out apples, leaving shells ¼ inch thick. Rub inside shells with lemon slice to prevent browning. Arrange in baking pan. In large bowl over hot water, beat cream with eggs, vanilla, sugar and salt for 3 minutes or until thickened. Stir in orange zest; pour into apple shells. Bake in 300 oven for 20-25 minutes or until top is firm (custard firms when refrigerated). Let cool to room temperature. Chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Sprinkle fine coating of sugar over custard tops. Broil until sugar is evenly caramelized. Chill again until caramel is cool and set.