Strawberry Cream Cheese Brulee

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated skim milk
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/3 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
• 4 large egg whites, lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (8 ounce) package fat free cream cheese
• 1 container strawberry, thinly sliced,for 1 1/2 cups
• 8 teaspoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine the milk and cornstarch in the top of a double boiler and stir until the cornstarch is completely dissolved.
• 2 add the brown sugar, egg whites and oil, and mix well.
• 3 place the top of the double boiler over simmering water and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a simmer.
• 4 continue to cook, stirring constantly, until it thickens, about 3 minutes.
• 5 remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• 6 add the cream cheese and continue stirring until the cheese melts and the mixture is smooth.
• 7 fold in the sliced strawberries and spoon the mixture into 8 ramekins, filling each one about two-thirds full.
• 8 cover the ramekins with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold.
• 9 to serve, uncover the ramekins and sprinkle 1 teaspoon of sugar evenly over the top of each one.
• 10 arrange the ramekins on a baking sheet and place them under a preheated broiler until the sugar melts, bubbles and starts to brown.
• 11 serve immediately.