Dessert

Crème Brûlée

Name: Crème Brûlée
Total time: 1h + chill
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 500ml heavy cream; 1 vanilla bean, split; 6 egg yolks; 80g sugar + extra for the top; Pinch of salt

Silky vanilla custard under a shattering torched-sugar crust.

1h + chill 6 servings Easy

Ingredients

• 500ml heavy cream
• 1 vanilla bean, split
• 6 egg yolks
• 80g sugar + extra for the top
• Pinch of salt

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Warm cream with vanilla; steep 15 min.

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1
Warm cream with vanilla; steep 15 min.
2
Whisk yolks with sugar; temper in cream; strain.
3
Bake in ramekins in a water bath at 150°C 35–40 min until barely set.
4
Chill 4 h; dust with sugar; torch to a deep amber crust.