Inas Honey Vanilla Creme Fraiche Recipes

SINFULLY RICH CREME FRAICHE

Steps:

• Mix heavy cream and sour cream together in a glass bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature until thickened, 18 to 24 hours. Refrigerate before serving, at least 15 minutes.

HONEY VANILLA FROMAGE BLANC

Steps:

• Stir the fromage blanc, cream, honey, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and vanilla seeds together in a medium bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• To assemble, spoon the fromage blanc mixture into shallow bowls. Place the fruit artfully on top and drizzle the dessert with raspberry sauce. Serve with extra raspberry sauce on the side. I find that some people like it less sweet with just a drizzle of sauce while others prefer more sauce.

INA'S HONEY VANILLA CREME FRAICHE

Steps:

• To make a thin sauce for fresh fruit: In a medium bowl, combine creme fraiche, honey, vanilla extract, and vanilla seeds, and stir to combine; serve.
• To make a thick sauce for cakes: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine creme fraiche, honey, vanilla extract, and vanilla seeds. Mix on high speed until mixture is the consistency of whipped cream, about 1 minute.

ROASTED APRICOTS WITH HONEY-VANILLA CRèME FRAîCHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix brown sugar and cardamom in 11 x 7 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Add apricots. Pour 1/4 cup water and 2 tablespoons honey over fruit; dot with butter. Roast until apricots are tender, occasionally basting with syrup in dish, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes.
• Whisk crème fraîche, remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons honey, and vanilla in small bowl.
• Divide warm apricots and syrup among small bowls. Spoon honey-vanilla crème fraîche over and serve.

HONEY VANILLA RICE-PUDDING CRèME BRûLéE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan bring the water to a boil, add the rice with a pinch of salt, and simmer it gently, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes, or until all the water is absorbed and the rice is tender. Transfer the rice to a small bowl and let it cool.
• Preheat the oven to 300°F. and butter a 9-inch (1-quart capacity) flameproof shallow baking dish. In the pan bring the milk and the cream just to a boil with the vanilla bean and remove the pan from the heat. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the milk mixture and discard the pod (or reserve it for another use). In a bowl whisk together the whole eggs, the egg yolks, the honey, and the salt, whisk in the rice, and whisk the mixture until it is combined well. Add the milk mixture in a stream, whisking, and pour the custard into the baking dish. Transfer the baking dish to a baking pan, add enough hot water to the pan to reach halfway up the side of the dish, and bake the custard in the middle of the oven for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until it is set completely. Transfer the custard to a rack, let it cool, and chill it, covered, for at least 6 hours or overnight.
• Just before serving, preheat the broiler, blot the top to the custard dry with a paper towel, and force the brown sugar through a coarse sieve onto the top of it, covering it evenly. Put the baking dish in a baking pan filled with ice and broil the custard about 2 inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the brown sugar is melted and crisp (be careful not to let the brown sugar burn). Let the crème brûlée cool in the pan of ice for 3 minutes and serve it, cut into wedges, with the orange sections.