Crème Brûlée III

Crème brûlée is a delicious custard dessert that is both tasty and easy to make.

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 egg yolks
• ½ cup granulated white sugar, divided
• Flavorings, such as vanilla, cardamom, citrus zest

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C).
2. Heat cream and flavorings on stovetop, in a saucepan on medium heat, until simmering. Remove from heat.
3. Whisk together egg yolks and ¼ cup sugar.
4. Pour a small amount of warm cream mixture into egg yolk mixture and whisk until combined. Continue adding more milk until the egg mixture is warm.
5. Combine egg/cream mixture and remaining cream in saucepan. Heat again, stirring continuously, until thickened and coats back of spoon.
6. Pour into ramekins (depending on size, may fill 1 to 4). Put ramekins in pan with a bit of water in the bottom, and bake for around 40 minutes or until the custard is set.
7. Refrigerate a few hours until cool.
8. Sprinkle on remaining ¼ cup sugar, then caramelize under broiler for about 5 minutes, checking and turning every minute to prevent burning.
9. Serve and enjoy!

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Adapted from “Crème Brûlée III” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.