Hot Banana Creme Brulée
Print This Recipe
INGREDIENTS 2 medium firm-ripe bananas
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 large egg yolks
1/2 cup heavy cream
About 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar, found in the sugar section of supermarketsPreheat oven to 350 degrees.
Break 1 banana into pieces and purée in a blender with lemon juice, granulated sugar, and yolks until smooth.
In a very small saucepan, heat cream over moderate heat until hot; add banana mixture, stirring until well combined.
Divide mixture between two (2/3 cup) ramekins. Put ramekins in a metal baking pan and fill pan with enough boiling hot water to reach halfway up sides of ramekins.
Put pan in middle of oven and lay a sheet of foil over each ramekin. Bake custards until set, about 30 minutes.
Set broiler rack so that custard tops will be 1-1/2 to 2 inches from heat and change oven setting to broil.
Just before serving, very thinly slice remaining banana and arrange slices, overlapping them, over each custard. Sprinkle turbinado sugar evenly over bananas and heat under broiler until sugar is melted and caramelized.
Makes 2 servings