Creme Brulee Recipe

Name: Creme Brulee
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: 6 egg yolks; 6 tablespoons white sugar, divided; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups heavy cream; 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Ingredients

6 egg yolks
6 tablespoons white sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons brown sugar

PREP TIME 10m	COOK TIME 30m	TOTAL TIME 2h40m
YIELD 5 servings

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Beat egg yolks, 4 tablespoons white sugar and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until thick and creamy.
Pour cream into a saucepan and stir over low heat until it almost comes to boil. Remove the cream from heat immediately. Stir cream into the egg yolk mixture; beat until combined.
Pour cream mixture into the top pan of a double boiler. Stir over simmering water until mixture lightly coats the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes. Remove mixture from heat immediately and pour into a shallow heat-proof dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Preheat oven to broil.
In a small bowl combine remaining 2 tablespoons white sugar and brown sugar. Sift this mixture evenly over custard. Place dish under broiler until sugar melts, about 2 minutes. Watch carefully so as not to burn.
Remove from heat and allow to cool. Refrigerate until custard is set again.