Crème Brûlée
This is a very nice dessert to serve when entertaining. Delicious served over mangos sprinkled with rum, or strawberries with Grand Marnier® or Cointreau®.
🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes
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.
🍷 Perfect Pairings
Complete your meal with these
💬 Comments
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!
Leave a Comment