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Pumpkin Crème Brûlée

Servings

4

Serving size

1 custard
COOKING TIME
120 Minutes

This recipe can easily be multiplied and the custards keep well for a few days. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap.

Pumpkin Crème Brûlée

Ingredients

2 cup 2% milk
1/2 cup Dry milk powder
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
1/2 Tbsp. Ground nutmeg
6 Tbsp. Z-Sweet / Stevia
1/2 cup Pumpkin, canned, without salt
2 large Egg yolk(s)
1/8 cup Salt
8 tsp. Sugar

Instructions

Place 2% milk, dry milk powder, vanilla extract and ground nutmeg in a medium sized non-reactive sauce pan. Heat over medium heat until the mixture reaches 180°F. (This is the temperature that the milk will just begin to boil and at a higher temperature it will boil over.) Stir continuously and do not allow to boil.

Remove from the heat and allow to cool at least a few hours (preferably overnight in the refrigerator).

After the milk mixture is cool preheat the oven to 300°F. Fill a roasting pan with water to a level that will be about 3/4 of the way up a 1 cup ramekin. It is best to test this by placing the ramekins in the water bath to make sure it is not overfilled.

Place the roasting pan in the oven until the water is hot (this should take at least 20 minutes).

In a stainless bowl place the stevia, canned pumpkin, egg yolks and salt. Cream together until smooth.

Strain the milk mixture through a fine sieve into the egg mixture. Whisk until well blended.

Divide the milk/egg mixture between four 1 cup ramekins. Place the ramekins in the water bath in the oven and cook for 60 minutes.

Very carefully remove the roasting pan from the oven and allow the custard to cool for 30 minutes while still in the water bath. Cover each custard with plastic wrap and chill overnight.

Place 2 teaspoons sugar on the top of each custard. Using a blowtorch melt the sugar by carefully aiming the tip of the flame at the surface of the sugar. Tilt and rotate the ramekin so that the melted sugar covers the surface of the custard.

Serve.

Alternatively, the sugar can be melted under a broiler but the custard will need to cool again afterwards for about 10 minutes on the counter and another 20 minutes in the refrigerator.

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GERD / Acid Reflux

No specific GERD triggers.

Lactose

Avoid this recipe if you are lactose intolerant.

Coumadin® (Warfarin)

This recipe is safe for Coumadin (warfarin) users.

Gluten Sensitivity

This recipe is safe for those who are sensitive to gluten.

Sodium

This is NOT a low sodium recipe.

Recipe Notes

Custards require gentle heating of eggs and milk. Using the dry milk powder as an enhancement for the milk creates a richer dessert. This recipe does well with the nutmeg. You can add cinnamon for that “true” pumpkin pie flavor but go easy — 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon will be enough.

"I will defend pumpkin until the day I die. It's delicious. It's healthy. I don't understand the backlash. How did pumpkin become this embarrassing thing to love but bacon is still the cool flavor to add to everything? I don't have anything against bacon; just don't come after pumpkin like it's a crime to love an American staple."

Anna Kendrick, Scrappy Little Nobody