Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2012

I loved how the Giradelli chocolate tasted in this recipe. I cut the serving size to 4 ramekins and it made 6. To my liking, I like my creme brulee to not taste like flavored cream but to be more custard like with vanilla or in this case chocolate. Instead it tasted more like chocolate cream instead of a custard. In my eyes, the best creme brulee is the one that keeps the ingredients secret because you can't decifer the individual ingredients.

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MommySmith

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Living In: New Market, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2011

My first attempt at Creme Brulee with this recipe and it came out perfectly! I did as the Chef recommended by using more chocolate chips and pouring the hot cream/egg mixture OVER the chips for a few minutes to allow it to melt. The recipe says to MIX the hot cream/egg mixture with the chips, but I actually used the whisk for a few seconds which nicely blended the chocolate evenly into the cream mixture. Since my family is evenly split in their preference for either vanilla or chocolate creme brulee, I simply poured half of the hot cream/egg mixture into ramekins before adding the rest into the chocolate chips. Both vanilla and chocolate brulees turned out fabulous! Garnished with a few blackberries on top. I'll definitely make again for a dinner party or special occasion!

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glfbbc

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2011

I am a pastry chef so this is a good basic recipe that needed some help. One I added 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips. Second ladel only enough custard over the chocolate just to cover it and allow to melt. Whisk it till smooth. Then add the remaining custard. This will give you a smooth and uniformed chocolate cusrtard with out chocolate chunks. Then followed the recipe as stated. It was yummy.

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Kam

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2011

I love that I didnt have to water-bath this recipe...

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babyrojita

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 29, 2011

I couldn't give this recipe a better review for the same reasons of the person before me. I made revisions as I went along, however, and it came out amazing. First thing, I cut the recipe back to 4 servings, which resulted in 5 4oz servings. I used a pint of heavy whipping cream, mixed in the vanilla extract and added some fresh grated nutmeg. I warmed the cream until scalding and removed it from the heat, and carefully whipped in an 11 oz bag of 60% cacao Ghirardelli chocolate chips. In another bowl I mixed 4 egg yolks with 1/3 cup powdered sugar and then mixed that into the chocolate cream. Then into the ramekins, which I did stand in a bain-marie. (Which for me was a casserole dish with some water, with the ramekins sitting about 1/2 submerged) it is easy and cooks the creme brulee's to perfection. 30 minutes later at 350, they were perfect. I love breaking through the hardened sugar with my spoon. delish with these modifications!

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casey

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2010

My 10-year-old daughter wanted to make chocolate creme brulee, and when I found this recipe I thought it just might be easy enough for her to make (with assistance, of course!). It turned out great! Creamy, perfect consistency and yummy! We only changed a couple of things: I changed the recipe to 4 servings on this site. It ended up making 6 very full 4oz ramekins. Check the size of your ramekins if you are unsure! This matters, and please note that this recipe states 6 oz size. All you have to do is adjust accordingly. Instead of using chocolate chips, my daughter selected a really nice chunk of milk chocolate (from the specialty grocer) we chopped off about 3/4 cup for the recipe to make sure it was chocolaty enough. Also, I used part heavy cream and part half-and-half, just to cut the richness a bit. It ended up taking a little longer to cook than stated; just keep watching them until they are "set" in the middle (not jiggly). Hope this helps!

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robin

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2010

It was the worst recipe ever. You melted the chocolate wrong, the flavor was dull, and I know its a quick recipe but you need a water bath! Plus its better with using a torch to melt the sugar rather than the broiler. I know what I'm talking about I'm a pastry chef!

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Ninamo

Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2010

Delicious. I first made this recipe about 2 years ago. This has been a hit for parties... I sometimes make 2 or 3 different flavors of creme brulee but this is alway the show stopper!!

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lala2mix4u

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Santa Rosa, California, USA

Reviewed: May 23, 2009

wonderful!

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Jan

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2009

i loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove it iiiit's like heven in your mouth i love it then anything ihave ever tasted

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