Avocado Crème Brûlée Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F and prepare an ice bath. Make the custard: Bring cream to a simmer in a medium saucepan over low-medium heat. Whisk in ½ cup sugar. Slice a vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the beans into the cream/sugar mixture. (Chef's tip: Place the scraped vanilla bean in a jar of sugar for a week or so to give the sugar a great vanilla flavor.) Pour the custard into the ice bath, moving a spatula through it in a figure-eight motion to cool. Set aside.
• Prepare the custard for baking: Whisk the yolks in a medium bowl. Place the shallow baking dishes on a rimmed baking sheet. Ladle some of the cooled cream mixture into the yolks and whisk to combine. Add the remaining cream to the yolk mixture, continuing to whisk until combined.
• Pour custard through a strainer, then into a measuring cup for easy pouring. Pour ½ cup of custard into each baking dish, then settle the baking sheet in the oven. Pour another ¼ cup of custard into each dish. Using a measuring cup, pour warm water into the rimmed baking sheet, about 1 inch deep around the custard. Cook 45 minutes, checking after 30 since oven cooking times can vary.
• Finish the crème brûlée: Evenly scatter sugar over each creme brûlée (about one teaspoon). Lightly go over the sugar with a kitchen torch until it's caramelized. Repeat this process two more times for each dish. Garnish with raspberries and serve.

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 300 degrees F. Heat the cream and vanilla pod in a small saucepan over medium heat until it begins to steam. Remove from the heat, and let sit for 5 minutes. Whisk together 2 tablespoons of the sugar and the egg yolks in a small bowl until pale yellow. Whisk the cream into the egg mixture. Fish out the vanilla pod, scrape out any remaining seeds and whisk them into the custard. Pour the custard into an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with a kitchen towel, and put the custard-filled baking dish on top of it. Transfer the large baking dish to the oven rack, and fill it about halfway with warm water. Bake the custard until it is firm but still wiggles slightly, 35 to 45 minutes. Let cool to room temperature, then chill for at least 1 hour. (The custard can be made the night before.) Transfer the custard to a pastry bag or large resealable plastic bag, and cut off the tip.
• Arrange the cookies, flat bottoms up, on a baking sheet. Pipe a spiral of custard onto each cookie, all the way to the edge. Use a small spatula or the back of spoon to smooth out the custard. Chill for at least 30 minutes, up to 2 hours.
• When ready to serve, sprinkle each creme brulee generously with some of the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Use a kitchen torch to toast each until the sugar is dark and caramelized. Chill for a few minutes so the custard can thicken slightly, then serve.

Steps:

• Combine avocados, garlic, lime juice, green onions, cilantro, and tarragon in a food processor; puree until smooth.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in avocado puree and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 5 minutes. Add cream and cook until heated through, but not boiling. Season with salt.

Steps:

• 1. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into a small heavy saucepan using tip of a paring knife, then add cream, zest, and a pinch of salt. 2. Heat cream mixture over low heat until hot, then transfer to a bowl set in an ice bath. 3. Chill completely, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. 4. Remove vanilla pod and zest. 5. While cream mixture chills, pit and peel whole avocado, then purée in a food processor with 1/2 cup sugar and lemon juice until smooth. 6. Beat cream with 2 Tbsp sugar using an electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks. 7. Fold in avocado purée. 8. Cut remaining avocado half into 1/3-inch dice, then fold into avocado mousse. 9. Divide mousse among ramekins, then cover each ramekin with plastic wrap. 10. Chill until cold, about 20 minutes. 11. Just before serving, remove plastic wrap and sprinkle 2 tsp sugar evenly over top of each ramekin.Move blowtorch flame evenly back and forth just above sugar until sugar is caramelized and slightly browned. Let stand 2 minutes before serving.