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Maple Brown Sugar Creme Brulee with Chocolate Bacon

From Carefree Station

5 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup pure maple syrup (not pancake syrup)
2 tablespoons maple extract
2 cups egg yolks (about 24 large yolks)
1 cup brown sugar
10 slices thick-cut bacon
1 cup melted dark chocolate
Strawberry and mint sprig, for garnish

In a large pot over medium, heat cream, maple syrup and maple extract. Remove pan from heat. Lightly beat egg yolks in a separate large bowl. A few tablespoons at a time, whisk cream mixture and brown sugar into egg yolks.

Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Place 8-10 ramekins in a large, shallow roasting pan. Add room-temperature water to the pan, filling to about halfway up the sides of the ramekins.

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