Tahitian Vanilla Frosting Recipes

TAHITIAN VANILLA CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Heat half and half with vanilla bean and extract. Whisk together yolks, egg and sugar. Pour a small amount of hot half and half into the egg mixture to temper the eggs. Add the remaining half and half. When cooled, add in cream. Cool completely. Remove vanilla bean.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Fill ramekins with mixture and place in baking dish. Fill baking dish with hot water half way up sides of ramekins, cover tightly with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Cool well.
• Sprinkle sugar over surface of creme. Place under broiler and broil until nicely browned and caramelized.

TAHITIAN VANILLA FROSTING

Steps:

• combine all ingredients in a medium sized bowl and use a mixer to blend all ingredients together. Refrigerate any leftovers.

TAHITIAN VANILLA ICE MILK

Steps:

• Split and scrape vanilla bean: On cutting board, slit the bean lengthwise. Scrape down the length of the bean to scoop out all the seeds. Place the seeds in a little mound on the cutting board. Add a teaspoon of granulated sugar; work the sugar and seeds together with the tip of your middle finger, until sugar and seeds are totally mixed and seeds don't stick together anymore.
• Place vanilla bean and seeds, sugar, and milk in a saucepan. Stir occasionally until the mixture just starts to come to a boil. Cover; remove from heat and let stand 30 minutes.
• Remove vanilla bean and scrape it between your thumb and forefinger to get every bit of seed and pulp out of it. Discard pod.
• Cool overnight. Add to ice cream freezer and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.

TAHITIAN VANILLA CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 f.
• In a small saucepan, combine the half-and-half, vanilla bean, and vanilla extract.
• Heat over medium heat just until scalded; do not allow the mixture to boil.
• Fill a large bowl with water and add ice.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine the egg, egg yolks, and granulated sugar and mix.
• Gradually stir in the scalded half-and-half mixture and place the smaller bowl in the bowl of ice water to cool completely.
• Stir in the heavy cream and divide among eight 4-ounce ramekins.
• Place in a baking dish just large enough to hold them and add enough hot water to the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
• Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and bake until the custard is set but still quivers in the center, about 35 minutes.
• Remove the ramekins from the water and refrigerate to cool completely.
• Preheat the broiler, if using.
• Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the sugar on top of each custard, spread over the surface, and tap out any excess.
• Place the ramekins on a broiling tray and broil until the top is melted and caramelized, about 30 seconds.
• Watch carefully; the sugar can burn easily.
• If using a torch pass the flame about 2 inches over the surface of the custards until the sugar is completely caramelized.
• Serve while still warm.
• Ming's Tip: To caramelize the sugar coating, use either a broiler or propane torch. Working with the latter may seem scary, but torches are easily handled and are beautifully efficient. Look for a small version, often called a kitchen torch. If using a torch, replace the superfine sugar. Raw sugar caramelizes more successfully under a torch flame.