Banana Ginger Brulées

Everyone loves gravy, but most people don't realize how easy it is to make a low-fat, yet still immensely tasty, version of it.It does include the option of heavy cream, though, in case you want a somewhat richer gravy.

Serving: 8
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes


Ingredients
1. 0.5 cup half and half cream
2. 1.0 egg yolk
3. 1.0 plus 2 teaspoons tbsp sugar
4. 1.0 thinly sliced small banana
5. 0.5 tsp ground ginger


Directions
1. Preheat oven to 3000F.
2. Warm half-and-half until it steams.
3. Beat egg yolk and 1 tablespoon sugar until it becomes a lemon color.
4. Gradually beat half-and-half into egg mixture.
5. Place 2 small ramekins in baking dish, and fill baking dish with 1/2 inch water.
6. Place some banana slices in the bottom of each ramekin, and dust with ginger. Pour custard over ginger.
7. Bake 1 hour or until golden on top. Do not open the oven while baking. Cool, then refrigerate.
8. Sprinkle remaining sugar over desserts, and place under a medium broil until the sugar melts and turns brown.
9. Cool, and refrigerate before serving.


Nutritional Information
Based on individual serving.
Calories: 50
Total Fat: 2 g
Carbohydrates: 6 g
Protein: 3 g