Butternut-and-coconut crème brûlée

In this mystery ingredient cook-off, Chef Motheba makes her partner a mouthwatering dessert. Who do you think deserves the win? 🏆

Serves: 4 
Preparation time: 45 minutes, plus chilling time 
Cooking time: 30 minute

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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups cream
  • 1 vanilla pod, seeded (or 1 t vanilla paste)
  • 45 g toasted coconut flakes
  • 7 free-range egg yolks
  • 100 g sugar
  • ½ cup butternut purée/soup
  • caster sugar, to brûlée

For the oat streusel:

  • 50 g butter
  • 50 g flour 50 g
  • brown sugar 50 g
  • oats ¼t
  • ground cinnamon

For the sage-and-white chocolate yoghurt:

  • ½ cup cream
  • 2 T sage
  • 100 g white chocolate, melted
  • 1 cup full-cream plain yoghurt
     

Cooking instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 160°C. Grease 4 ramekins and place in a deep baking tray. Heat the cream then remove from the heat. Add the vanilla and coconut and allow to infuse for 30 minutes.
  2. Whisk together the egg yolks and sugar. Strain the cream, then return to the heat. Add a little warm cream to the egg mixture, whisk, then return to the pan. Add the butternut soup and cook for 5 minutes.
  3. Divide the mixture between the ramekins, then pour enough water into the baking tray to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
  4. Bake for 20–25 minutes or until set, then chill for at least 30 minutes. Once set, sprinkle over the sugar and brûlée using a blowtorch.
  5. To make the streusel, mix all the ingredients until combined. Bake at 170°C for 10–15 minutes on a tray lined with parchment paper.
  6. To make the yoghurt, heat the cream and sage in a saucepan and infuse for 10 minutes off the heat.
  7. Strain the cream, pour over the chocolate and mix until the chocolate has melted. Add the yoghurt and chill to set. To serve, spoon the yoghurt over the brûlée and sprinkle with the streusel.