Honey and ginger brulee pie
serves
8
Honey and ginger brulee pie
Love creme brulee? Then you're going to love this honey version that's seriously irresistible.
Ingredients (9)
- 370g gingernut biscuits
- 100g unsalted butter, melted, cooled
- 1/2 cup (175g) honey
- 2 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 600ml pure (thin) cream
- 1/2 cup (110g) chopped crystallised (candied) ginger
- 6 egg yolks
- 3 tsp cornflour
- 1/4 cup (55g) caster sugar
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Pulse the biscuits in a food processor to crumbs. Add the butter and pulse again to combine. Press crumb mixture into the base and sides of a 24cm loose-bottomed fluted tart pan. Freeze for 1 hour.
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2.Place honey, vanilla, cream and ginger in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to just below boiling point, stirring to combine. Set aside to infuse for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 150°C.
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3.Whisk egg yolks with cornflour in a heatproof bowl until pale. Return cream mixture to a simmer, then pour over the egg yolks and stir to combine. Transfer to a clean saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for 6 minutes or until thickened.
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4.Strain through a fine sieve into a clean bowl, pressing down to extract as much flavour from ginger as possible. Pour into biscuit case, then bake for 30 minutes or until set at the edge but with a distinct wobble in the centre.
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5.Remove from oven and cool to room temperature, then chill for 4 hours or until completely cold.
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6.Scatter top with sugar, then caramelise with a kitchen blowtorch before serving.
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