Chocolate Crème Brûlée - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup milk
2 oz dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
4 tbsp brown sugar
4 None egg yolks
1 - 28 oz can apricot halves, 4 left whole, remainder cut into wedges
1 None lime, zested and juiced
2-3 tbsp apricot or peach liqueur

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F. Grease 4 ramekins. Bring cream and milk to a boil. Add chocolate, stirring until dissolved. Combine sugar and egg yolks, then slowly add chocolate cream, stirring. Transfer to prepared ramekins. Place in a deep-sided roasting pan. Add hot water halfway up the sides of the ramekins and bake for 1 hour. Once cooked, carefully remove ramekins and allow to cool. Chill overnight.
To serve, puree 4 apricot halves, lime juice and liqueur. Add apricot wedges and lime zest. Set aside. Sprinkle ramekins with sugar. Caramelize with a kitchen blowtorch or by putting ramekins under a broiler. Serve immediately with apricot compote on the side.