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Crème brûlée

If I could only eat one dessert for the rest of my life, these Crème brûlée would be it!
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Keyword Crème brûlée
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 1020kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¾ C sugar
  • pinch salt
  • 1 C whole milk
  • 3 ½ C heavy cream
  • ½ vanilla bean

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300
  • Split vanilla bean and scrape seeds into the milk and cream.
  • Scald mixture over medium heat.
  • Whisk remaining ingredients together. Slowly temper in the egg mixture and strain through a fine strainer.
  • Cool and pour into ramekins. Place ramekins in a baking dish, cover part way with foil and place into oven.
  • Pour boiling water into dish until water comes half-way up the sides of the ramekins. Cover open portion with foil and bake for about 45 minutes.
  • When custards are gently shaken they will be set around the edges but remain slightly underdone in the center (will move like jello).
  • Cool completely in fridge.
  • Sprinkle about 2 teaspoons of sugar over tops of each custard. Using a torch or broiler caramelize the sugar until it forms a shell over the custard.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 1020kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 88g | Saturated Fat: 52g | Cholesterol: 666mg | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 296mg | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 3670IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 251mg | Iron: 1.2mg