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🍰 Classic Crème Brûlée in the French Style

302 kcal · 75 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 400 ml cream (high fat content)
• 140 ml whole milk
• 85 g sugar, brown (or white)
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 vanilla pod(s), use the seeds (or some liquid vanilla extract)
• lemon zest
• sugar, white (fine, for caramelizing)

Instructions

1. 1. Here is the tried-and-true guide for your perfect result.
2. 2. Whisk the cream, milk, and egg yolks in a bowl until well combined.
3. 3. Now add the remaining sugar and stir it in.
4. 4. Make sure to add the sugar only after the egg yolks are well whisked to prevent lumps from forming.
5. 5. Let the finished mixture rest for at least 30 minutes, ideally overnight.
6. 6. Preheat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
7. 7. Pour the cream into heatproof ramekins (4 large or 6 small).
8. 8. Place the ramekins into a larger baking dish.
9. 9. Place the baking dish on the middle rack in the preheated oven.
10. 10. Pour boiling water into the baking dish until it reaches almost to the rim of the ramekins.
11. 11. Bake the cream for 55 minutes until it is set.
12. 12. A slightly browned or bubbly surface is perfectly fine.
13. 13. Remove the ramekins from the oven and let them cool down.
14. 14. The mixture remains liquid while warm but sets as it cools.
15. 15. Place the ramekins in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
16. 16. For the next step, you can place the ramekins in the freezer briefly so they are ice cold.
17. 17. Spread about 1 tablespoon of fine white sugar on each ramekin.
18. 18. You can also use brown sugar, but it burns faster.
19. 19. Caramelize the sugar evenly with a kitchen torch until a smooth layer forms.
20. 20. Alternatively, you can use the oven broiler if you do not have a torch.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 302
• Protein: 8 g · Fett/Fat: 18 g · Carbs: 27 g