Maple Pots De Crème With Almond Praline Recipes

MAPLE POTS DE CRèME WITH ALMOND PRALINE

Steps:

• For praline:
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Scatter almonds on small rimmed baking sheet. Bake almonds until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from oven. Push almonds together in 4-inch square on sheet and cool.
• Stir sugar, 1 tablespoon water, corn syrup, and coarse salt in small heavy saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat; boil without stirring until syrup is dark amber, occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides with wet pastry brush, about 5 minutes. Immediately pour caramel evenly over almonds, coating completely. Let stand until cold and hard, about 30 minutes. Break praline into pieces or process to coarse crumbs. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
• For custard:
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Arrange four 3/4-cup ramekins or custard cups in 13 x 9 x 2-inch metal baking pan. Whisk yolks, both sugars, extract, and salt in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in cream. Divide custard among ramekins. Pour enough hot water into baking pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins.
• Bake custards until center is just set, about 35 minutes. Transfer to work surface; let stand 15 minutes. Chill uncovered until cold, at least 2 hours. Cover; chill overnight.
• Sprinkle praline over custards.

MAPLE CREAM CHEESE POTS DE CREME

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a small bowl beat the egg yolks to a homogeneous consistency and whisk in the maple syrup. Set aside.
• In a small saucepan, combine the heavy cream and milk and bring it slowly to a simmer. Whisk in the cream cheese and cinnamon. Just before the milk mixture comes to a boil remove it from the heat and pour half of it into the beaten eggs. Immediately stir everything back into the saucepan.
• Pour the milk egg mixture into 6 (4-ounce) tea cups or ramekins. Place all the cups into a roasting pan and fill it halfway with hot water. Cover with foil and bake in the oven until the custard is set, 35 to 45 minutes.
• Chill completely before serving.

HOW TO MAKE MAPLE POT DE CRéME WITH BOURBON CREAM

Steps:

• Make the maple pot de crème: In a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the egg yolks, brown sugar, vanilla bean, maple syrup, salt and heavy cream until smooth. Cook, stirring constantly using a rubber spatula, until the mixture has thickened and begins to bubble, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and strain through a fine-mesh sieve over a glass measuring cup.
• Divide the mixture among 2 small glasses. Chill, uncovered, for at least 2 hours or until the pot de crème has set.
• Meanwhile, make the bourbon cream: In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the cream and bourbon together until soft peaks form.
• To assemble, remove the pot de crème and top with a dollop of bourbon cream, a dusting of cocoa powder and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.