Introduction: On the dessert menus of any fancy restaurant you will find the Crème Brulee. I was intimidated at the beginning but this is a very easy and handy to make dessert. It is actually a rich custard covered with a layer of caramel.
Ingredients
5 egg yolks
⅓ cup of sugar (for the custard) + 3 teaspoons (for caramel decoration)
2 tablespoons of vanilla essence
1 pint of heavy whipping cream
Instructions
In a medium bowl, mix the egg yolks with the sugar
In a small pan warm up the whipping cream, bring it close to boil but do not boil it
Slowly add the warm whipping cream over the egg yolks and sugar mixture
Mix well, add the vanilla essence
Take a baking pan and put 4 ramekins in it
Pour the custard in the ramekins
Add water in the baking pan to reach to the half of the ramekins height.
Bake in the preheated oven at 350 F for 40 minutes until the custard has set
Take out of the oven, let it cool for about 1 hour
Sprinkle with sugar and using a kitchen torch caramelize the sugar
Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Recipe by Claudia's Home Cooking at http://www.claudiashomecooking.com/creme-brulee/