Pumpkin Praline Creme Brulee Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S PUMPKIN CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Whisk egg yolks and brown sugar together in a large bowl. Stir in heavy cream, pumpkin puree, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
• Divide pumpkin mixture between seven (5-inch) ramekins about 1/2 inch from the top.
• Place the ramekins in a baking dish and fill with the baking dish hot water to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
• Bake in preheated oven until just set, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove ramekins and refrigerate until completely cool, at least 2 hours.
• Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of sugar onto each creme brulee. Melt the sugar with a chef's torch until crisp and dark brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.

PUMPKIN PRALINE CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks and syrup. In a small saucepan, heat cream over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan. Remove from the heat; stir a small amount of hot cream into egg yolk mixture. Return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Stir in the pumpkin, cinnamon, vanilla and ginger., Transfer to four 6-oz. ramekins or custard cups. Place ramekins in a baking pan; add 1 in. of boiling water to pan. Bake, uncovered, until centers are just set (mixture will jiggle), 25-30 minutes. Remove ramekins from water bath; cool for 10 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours., Combine sugars. If using a creme brulee torch, sprinkle custards with sugar mixture. Heat sugar with the torch until caramelized. Sprinkle with pecans. Serve immediately., If broiling the custards, place ramekins on a baking sheet; let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar mixture. Broil 8 in. from the heat until sugar is caramelized, 4-7 minutes. Sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate until firm, 1-2 hours.

PUMPKIN PIE CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Make the crust: In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, pulse the crackers and pecans until finely ground, 6 to 10 pulses. Add the melted butter and brown sugar and pulse to combine. Press the mixture into the bottoms and 1/2 inch up the sides of ten 6-ounce ramekins. Put the ramekins in a large baking dish or roasting pan and blind bake in the oven, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool.
• Make the custard: Combine 2 cups cream, the cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Halve the vanilla bean lengthwise; scrape out the seeds with a knife, then add the seeds and pod to the saucepan. Bring to a boil and remove from the heat. Whisk the egg yolks with the granulated sugar in a bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Add the remaining 1 1/2 cups cream and the milk to the saucepan. Slowly whisk in the yolk mixture, then strain the custard through a sieve back into the bowl. Whisk in the pumpkin.
• Divide the pumpkin mixture among the ramekins. Pour hot water into the baking dish, about halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake until the custard is starting to set but is still a little wiggly in the middle, 55 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the oven; remove the ramekins from the water bath and let cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.
• Lightly sprinkle the custard with turbinado sugar. Heat the sugar with a butane torch until caramelized. To get a thicker caramelized sugar crust, repeat, using just a light sprinkling of sugar each time. Let cool.
• In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, pulse the crackers and pecans until finely ground, about 6 to 10 (3-second) pulses. Add the melted butter and brown sugar and pulse to combine. Press into the bottom of a springform pan, baking dish, or 8 (6-ounce) ramekins.

PUMPKIN CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, heat the cream, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves over medium heat, stirring occasionally, just until it comes to a boil. Immediately turn off the heat and set aside to infuse at least 15 minutes. In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the granulated sugar. Whisking constantly, gradually pour in the hot cream mixture. Whisk in the pumpkin puree. Pour the mixture into 4 ovenproof ramekins and arrange in a hot water bath. Bake in the center of the oven until almost set but still a bit soft in the center, 30 to 40 minutes. The custard should "shimmy" a bit when you shake the pan; it will firm up more as it cools. Remove from the water bath and let cool 15 minutes. Tightly cover each ramekin with plastic wrap, making sure the plastic does not touch the surface of the custard. Refrigerate at least 2 hours, and up to 24 hours.
• When ready to serve, preheat a broiler to very hot (or fire up your kitchen torch). Uncover the chilled custards. Pour as much coarse sugar as will fit onto the top of 1 of the custards. Pour off the remaining sugar onto the next custard. Repeat until all the custards are coated. Discard any remaining sugar. Place the ramekins on a baking sheet or in a roasting pan and broil until the sugar is melted and well browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Let cool 1 minute before serving.

PUMPKIN CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks and 1/3 cup sugar. In a small saucepan, heat cream over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan. Remove from the heat; stir a small amount of hot cream into egg yolk mixture. Return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Stir in the pumpkin, vanilla and spices., Transfer to eight 6-oz. ramekins or custard cups. Place ramekins in a baking pan; add 1 in. of boiling water to pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until centers are just set (mixture will jiggle). Remove ramekins from water bath; cool for 10 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours., If using a creme brulee torch, sprinkle with remaining sugar. Heat sugar with the torch until caramelized. Serve immediately., If broiling the custards, place ramekins on a baking sheet; let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Broil 8 in. from the heat for 4-7 minutes or until sugar is caramelized. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until firm.

REDUCED-SUGAR PUMPKIN CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, whisk to combine yolks, sugar, and stevia.
• In a medium saucepan, bring cream to a simmer. Whisk into yolk mixture. Whisk in pumpkin, vanilla, and spices.
• Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a large measuring cup.
• Divide mixture between six 6-ounce ramekins set in a roasting pan or other deep baking dish. Place pan in oven and pour in scalding hot water so it comes halfway up sides of dishes.
• Bake until custards are set but jiggle slightly in the center, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool completely. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Before serving, sprinkle custards with a layer of sugar and use a propane torch or broiler to caramelize sugar.

PUMPKIN CRèME BRûLéE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 300 F. Place 6 ramekins in a large baking pan.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the heavy cream, milk or half-and-half, brown sugar, and spices. Cook, stirring, until the mixture is hot and just begins to simmer. Remove from the heat.
• Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks in a small bowl with the granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt.
• While whisking constantly, pour about 3/4 cup of the hot cream mixture into the egg yolks. Whisk until smooth. Return the egg yolk and cream mixture to the saucepan and whisk to blend. Whisk in the pumpkin until well blended.
• Place a fine-mesh sieve over a large bowl and pour the pumpkin custard mixture through the sieve into the bowl.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil.
• Pour the pumpkin cream mixture into the ramekins. Pour the boiling water into the outer pan until it is about halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 35 minutes. The custards will still have a slight jiggle when done.
• Place the ramekins on a rack to cool and discard the water. When the ramekins are cooled to room temperature, place them back in the empty pan. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
• Just before serving, sprinkle 1 teaspoon of superfine or raw sugar over each pumpkin crème brûlée. Using a kitchen torch , carefully melt the sugar until golden brown while turning the ramekin to brown the topping evenly. The ramekins will become hot from the torch, so use an oven mitt to turn the custards as you melt the sugar. The topping will harden in a minute or two.
• Serve immediately. Enjoy.

PUMPKIN CRèME BRûLéE

Steps:

• Combine the heavy cream, vanilla, and half the sugar, bring to a boil.
• Combine the egg yolks and remaining sugar.
• Add 1/3 of the hot liquid to the egg mixture, stir constantly.
• Add the egg yolk mixture to the remaining hot cream, stir constantly. Stir in the cinnamon, allspice, and ginger.
• Fold in the pumpkin purée.
• Fill buttered oval ramekins 7/8 full, place in a waterbath.
• Bake in a 325°F (160°C) oven until just barely set, cool 30 minutes, chill overnight.
• Cover the surface of each custard with 1/8-inch of sugar, set ramekins in a hotel pan, surround with ice.
• Carmelize sugar under the broiler or with a torch.

PUMPKIN CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Arrange 6 (1/2 cup) ramekins or custard cups in a large metal baking pan.
• In a medium saucepan, combine cream, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup granulated sugar. Bring to a bare simmer over medium-high heat, stirring to dossolve the sugar. Remove from the heat.
• In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks until frothy and lemon-colored. Slowly add 3/4 cup of the hot cream mixture, whisking constantly. Add the egg mixture to the remaining hot cream, and whisk. Add the vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin, and whisk until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a large bowl. Divide among prepared custard cups.
• Add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the cups Bake until custards are just set in the center but not stiff, 45 to 55 minutes. Remove from the oven and refrigerate until well-chilled, at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Sprinkle each custard with 1/2 teaspoon of the remaining sugar. Using a kitchen torch, caramelize the sugar, or preheat broiler and broil until sugar melts and caramelizes, watching closely to avoid burning and rotatiting the cups, about 1-2 minutes. Place on small dessert plates and serve.

PUMPKIN CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Arrange six 6-oz ramekins in a large metal baking dish.
• In a medium sauce pan combine cream and sugars.
• Bring to a bare simmer over medium heat stirring till sugars dissolve.
• Remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl whisk egg yolks till frothy and lemon colored.
• Slowly add 3/4 c cream whisking constantly and then slowly adding the rest of the cream a little at a time to prevent the yolks from cooking.
• Add vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and pumpkin.
• Divide among the six ramekins.
• Place pan in oven and then ad enough water to the pan to go 1/2 way up the sides of ramekins.
• Bake just until centers are slightly set but not stiff, 45-55 minute.
• Remove and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, but up to 24.
• Sprinkle each ramekin with 1/2 tablespoon sugar; use a kitchen torch to carefully caramelize.
• Prep time does not include chill time.

GOLDEN PUMPKIN CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large saucepan, combine the cream, half the granulated sugar and the vanilla bean. Heat just to boiling.
• Place the egg yolks and remaining granulated sugar in a large bowl and whisk until blended. Whisk in half the hot cream mixture and pour the mixture into the remaining cream in the saucepan. Over low heat, stir the custard constantly until it coats the back of a wooden spoon. Pour the mixture through a sieve into a large bowl; discard the vanilla bean. Whisk in the pumpkin and spices.
• Fill about 14 four-ounce ramekins with the custard and place them in a large roasting pan. Add enough boiling water to the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake custards about 35 minutes, until just set (they should jiggle a little in the center).
• Cool the custards, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• To serve, cover the surface of each custard with a 1 1/88-inch layer of brown sugar and caramelize the sugar under a broiler or with a kitchen blowtorch. Sprinkle with a small amount of gold dust.