Recipes
Chocolate crème caramel
30 minutes, plus cooling and setting time
Preparation time
1 hour 30 minutes
Cooking time
6-8
Serves
Ingredients
Caramel
Vegetable oil spray, for greasing
125 ml water (A)
165 g caster sugar
20 ml water (B)
Chocolate custard
240 ml thickened cream
335 ml full cream milk
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
4 eggs
75 g caster sugar
15 g Dutch processed cocoa powder
Method
Caramel
- Prepare a cake tin, 20 cm in diameter, by greasing it with vegetable oil, then set aside.
- Place the water (A) and sugar into a saucepan over medium heat, induction setting 5.
- Once the sugar has dissolved, increase to high heat, induction setting 8 and rapidly boil until the caramel is golden-brown in colour, approximately 20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, add water (B), and whisk to combine.
- Pour the caramel into the prepared cake tin.
- If using a steam oven with microwave, remove the glass shelf and place a baking and roasting rack in the middle of the steam oven.
Chocolate custard
- Place the cream, milk and vanilla into a saucepan and bring to the boil over medium heat, induction setting 6.
- Meanwhile, place the eggs and sugar into a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Sieve the cocoa powder over the egg mixture and whisk to incorporate.
- Pour the hot liquids over the egg mixture while continuously whisking.
- Strain the mixture into a jug.
- Pour the custard mixture over the prepared caramel layer, then cover the cake tin with baking paper and foil.
- Place into the steam oven and steam at 85°C for 70 minutes.
- Cool at room temperature, uncovered, for 20 minutes before placing into the refrigerator for a minimum of 3 hours to set, preferably overnight.
- Run a knife around the edge of the tin, then turn the creme caramel out onto a serving plate.
Hints and tips
- This dessert can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- An indulgently rich take on the classic French Crème Caramel. The Miele steam oven ensures even cooking while maintaining moisture for a perfectly silky, melt-in-your-mouth Chocolate Crème Caramel. Watch Kirsten Tibballs demonstrate this recipe and more on The Chocolate Queen S4 on Foxtel.
Applicance Functions
Kirsten Tibballs
Kirsten Tibballs, proclaimed by MasterChef Australia as ‘the Queen of Chocolate’, is one of Australia’s most celebrated and internationally respected pastry chefs and chocolatiers.
With a desire to pass on her knowledge to other passionate food lovers and professional pastry chefs, Kirsten established Savour Chocolate & Patisserie School in 2002 in Brunswick, Melbourne. Savour creates an opportunity for students to learn from and work alongside their award-winning chefs. It boasts a state of the art kitchen and hosts a number of renowned international pastry chefs each year.