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Classic Vanilla Crème Brûlée

Name: Classic Vanilla Crème Brûlée
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 600 unit double cream; 1 pod vanilla bean split and scraped; 6 large egg yolks; 80 unit caster sugar; 6 tbsp caster sugar for brûléeing

The quintessential French dessert — silky vanilla custard with a perfectly cracked caramel top.

by Cuisine Centrale

Prep15mCook50mTotal65m6servings

Ingredients

600 unit double cream
1 pod vanilla bean — split and scraped
6 large egg yolks
80 unit caster sugar
6 tbsp caster sugar — for brûléeing

Servings

Instructions

1
Heat cream with vanilla pod and seeds until just simmering. Remove from heat, infuse 10 minutes.
2
Whisk yolks and sugar until pale and thick.
3
Slowly pour hot cream over yolk mixture, stirring constantly.
4
Strain through a sieve. Skim foam. Pour into ramekins set in a deep baking tray.
5
Fill tray with hot water halfway up ramekins. Bake at 150°C for 35–40 minutes until set with a slight wobble.
6
Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Sprinkle with sugar and brûlée with a blow-torch just before serving.