1. Bring water to a boil, adding chicken broth and a little salt.
2. Add the crozets and cook for about 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile:
4. Grate the Beaufort cheese.
5. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
6. Drain the cooked crozets.
7. In a gratin dish, pour half of the crozets, season with pepper, and roughly crumble the ham.
8. Add half of the Beaufort cheese over the entire surface.
9. Spread the fresh cream over the dish.
10. Add the remaining crozets, season with pepper.
11. Add the remaining Beaufort cheese.
12. Bake until the Beaufort cheese melts.