Burnt Honey And Star Anise Creams

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup cream
• 3 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/3 cup caster sugar (superfine sugar)
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup honey

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 315°f (160°c).
• 2 place milk, cream, star anise and cinnamon stick in a saucepan over low heat.
• 3 heat until hot but not boiling.
• 4 reduce heat and allow mixture to simmer for 3 minutes, then remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 10 minutes.
• 5 remove star anise and cinnamon from saucepan.
• 6 whisk together sugar and eggs.
• 7 stir in slightly cooled milk mixture and pour into six 1/2 cup (4 fl oz) capacity oven proof bowls or glasses.
• 8 place in baking tray filled with enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the bowls or glasses.
• 9 bake for 25 minutes or till creams are just set, then remove from the baking dish and refrigerate for 2 hours, or till cool.
• 10 top each cream with 2 teaspoons of honey.
• 11 place under a hot grill until the honey is a deep golden colour.
• 12 leave for 3 minutes before serving.