Description
Indulge in the classic French dessert, Crème Brûlée, with its silky smooth custard base and crunchy caramelized sugar topping. This recipe ensures a perfect balance of flavors and textures for a truly decadent treat.
Ingredients
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Custard:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 vanilla bean split and seeds scraped (or 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract)
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- pinch of salt
Topping:
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Heat oven to 325°F.
- Prepare the custard: Heat cream and vanilla in a saucepan. Whisk egg yolks, sugar, and salt. Combine cream with egg mixture.
- Bake: Pour custard into ramekins, bake in water bath for 35-40 minutes.
- Cool and chill: Let cool, refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- Caramelize the topping: Sprinkle sugar on custards, torch or broil until golden.
- Serve: Enjoy the creamy, caramelized delight!
Notes
- Chill custards before caramelizing for best results.
- Experiment with flavors like orange zest or espresso in the custard.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking, Broiling
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ramekin
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 23 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 235 mg
