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Crème Brûlée

Name: Crème Brûlée
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups (560 ml) 35% cream; 1 vanilla bean; 5 egg yolks; 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar; 1/4 cup (60 ml) additional sugar

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Preparation: 15 MIN
Cooking: 45 MIN
Servings: 4

Ingredients
Preparation

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups (560 ml) 35% cream
- 1 vanilla bean or
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
5 egg yolks
1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar
1/4 cup (60 ml) additional sugar

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Preparation

Preheat the oven to 170 ºC (325 ºF). In a saucepan, heat the cream for 5 minutes with the vanilla bean cut in half, without boiling, just to infuse the vanilla. Scrape out the vanilla seeds and combine with the milk. If you are not using a vanilla bean, simply add the vanilla extract to the hot cream.
In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar. Stir in the hot cream. Pour the mixture into four 180 ml (3/4 cup) crème brûlée dishes or ramekins.
Bake in a water bath. To do this, place the custard dishes in a baking dish. Pour hot water 3/4 up the sides of the dishes. Bake for 40 minutes.
Let cool and refrigerate to chill completely. Sprinkle with the additional sugar and caramelize quickly with a crème brûlée iron or a torch. You could also caramelize the crème brûlée under the broiler of a very hot oven. Serve immediately.

Comments

Jennie L.

November 3rd, 2020

In step 1, it says 'Scrape out the vanilla seeds and combine with the milk', but in the ingredient list, there's no milk...So what am I suppose to do?
Ian C.

5 stars October 24th, 2020

easy and delicious
Irmina M.

5 stars February 3rd, 2020

Delicious recipe! Made it many times, but I cut the sugar a bit. Also, replacing 1/3 of heavy cream with Irish Cream (and reducing sugar in half) makes a deliciously boozy version that's always a crowd pleaser!
Andrew T.

5 stars July 13th, 2017

Totally fabulous!
Denis B.

December 5th, 2016

Bonjour, How would I use this recipe and add flavor like Amaretto?
Sandra C.

5 stars March 10th, 2014

follow the instructions completely and it turns out amazing!