Banana crème brûlée with tonka beans

The tonka beans, with a slight vanilla aroma, give the banana crème brûlée a spicy note. They are not suitable for children under 6 years old. try also this skyr cake with blueberries recipe too.

Ingredients

Dessert For 4 people

for 4 baking dishes of approx. 1 dl

1 ripe banana

2.5 dl of cream

1.5 dl of milk

a pocofava tonka, in speciality stores

45 g of sugar

4 yolks

2 tablespoons of corn starch

Crankset

1 small, firm banana

fine sugar to be caramelized

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How to proceed

Preparation:

ca. 20 minutes

Rest:

ca. 20 minutes

Refrigeration:

at least 4 hours

Total time:

4 h 40 min

Cut the banana into small pieces. Bring the cream and milk to the boil with the banana pieces. Finely grate a little tonka bean. Let it rest for approx. 20 minutes. Filter through a fine-mesh strainer. Work the egg yolks with the sugar and corn starch. Stir in the cream and milk mixture. Pour everything into a clean pan. Stirring constantly bring the cream almost to the boiling point, until it begins to consolidate. Pour the cream into the baking dishes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

For the garnish, cut the banana into slices. Distribute it on the cream. Sprinkle with sugar and caramelize the sugar with a gas burner. You may be interested to read homemade pomegranate liqueur recipe/ spicy tuna couscous.

Useful tips

* Tonka beans are the almond-shaped seeds of Dipteryx Odorata, a plant that grows in Central and South America. Its aroma and taste are very similar to that of vanilla. Tonka bean is grated like nutmeg but should be dosed sparingly especially for flavouring desserts. It is not suitable for children under 6.