White Chocolate–Cassis Crème Brûlée Recipe | James Beard Foundation

White Chocolate–Cassis Crème Brûlée Recipe | James Beard Foundation

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To make this distinctive crème brûlée, chef Travis Brust tucks an intensely jammy cassis syrup under velvety white chocolate custard.

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Cooking tools:

  • Candy thermometer
  • Oven
  • Kettle
  • Pot
  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Ramekin
  • Baking pan
  • Plastic wrap
  • Kitchen torch
  • Baking sheet
  • Measuring cup
  • Spoon
  • Refrigerator
  • Stove
  • Vanilla bean scraper
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Kitchen timer

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup crème de cassis
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
  • 1/4 cup port
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 star anise
  • Kosher salt as needed
  • Generous 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 vanilla bean, cut in half lengthwise and scraped
  • 1/3 cup roughly chopped white chocolate
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 1 egg yolk

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