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Treat yourself and your loved ones to the smooth chocolaty taste of a truly luxurious dessert. With a sophisticated combination of vanilla and rich dark chocolate, topped with caramelized sugar, this romantic indulgence is the perfect ending to a special evening with your Valentine.

Dark Chocolate Crème Brûlée

1 cup whipping cream
1 cup half-and-half
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ounces NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE CHOCOLATIER 53% Cacao Dark Chocolate Baking Bar, broken into small pieces or 2/3 cup NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
4 large egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar
6 teaspoons granulated sugar - divided use

1. Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C).
2. Place cream, half-and-half and vanilla extract in large saucepan. Bring to a boil; remove from heat. Add chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth.
3. Whisk egg yolks and 1/3 cup sugar in large mixer bowl. Gradually whisk in chocolate mixture.
4. Pour mixture through fine sieve into six 4-ounce ramekins or custard cups. Place ramekins in 13 x 9-inch baking dish; fill pan with hot water to 1-inch depth.
5. Bake for 40 minutes or until custards jiggle slightly when pan is shaken. Cool custards in water until cool enough to handle. Remove custards from water; refrigerate for 2 hours. Cover with plastic wrap; continue to refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
6. Preheat broiler. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon sugar over tops of each custard. Place custards on baking sheet. Broil for 3 minutes or until sugar is melted and caramelized (rotate pan as needed to prevent burning). Alternately, tops can be caramelized using kitchen torch. Refrigerate for 2 hours so that the topping can harden and the custard can cool and set.

Makes 6 servings.

Estimated Times
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 50 mins
Cooling Time: 7 hrs refrigerating

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe): Calories: 380 Calories from Fat: 240 Total Fat: 27 g Saturated Fat: 16 g Cholesterol: 210 mg Sodium: 25 mg Carbohydrates: 30 g Dietary Fiber: 1 g Sugars: 25 g Protein: 4 g

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