I feel a certain responsibility to my readership and I actually really do enjoy constructing a post and all of the work that goes along with it. However, the reason I haven't posted for 16 days is a little mundane, but nevertheless the truth: I have been busy.
I managed to squeeze this super easy and decadent dessert in between boiling vats of sugar. I love to make crème brulee for a few reasons.
It screams to be made a day ahead, which is useful if your plate is already full (like mine), it has minimal ingredients and requires little oven watching - just look for the jiggle and it's done!
Chocolate and peppermint are the hot flavor tickets right now and instead of sprinkling boring old plain sugar on top, I took a rolling pin and some pent-up aggression to some candy canes and turned them into dust. This is what I sprinkled on top of the crème brulee before I took the blow torch to it and gave it that crunchy, minty topping.
The silky chocolate combined with the crunchy candy cane topping is a must-have dessert for your Christmas dinner in a few weeks....trust me. Look out for more regular postings and a new blog after the holidays!