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Creme brulee is a classic French dessert of rich creamy custard with a crunchy caramelized sugar topping. This recipe really is pure decadence. Yum! ???? | theyumyumclub.com
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Classic Creme Brulee

Creme brulee is a classic French dessert of rich creamy custard with a crunchy caramelized sugar topping. This recipe really is pure decadence. Yum! ???? | theyumyumclub.com

Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Keyword Cream, creme brulee, custard
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Cooling time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8 creme brulee

Ingredients

  • 5 cups whipping cream Metric, 1 litre
  • 1 cup full fat milk Metric 200 ml
  • 2 vanilla pods, de-seeded
  • ¾ cup caster sugar Metric 100 ml
  • 10 egg yolks

Instructions

  1. First, gather all of the ingredients together.

    Creme brulee is a classic French dessert of rich creamy custard with a crunchy caramelized sugar topping. This recipe really is pure decadence. Yum! ???? | theyumyumclub.com
  2. Next, de-seed the vanilla pods with a sharp knife. Do not discard the pods.

    Creme brulee is a classic French dessert of rich creamy custard with a crunchy caramelized sugar topping. This recipe really is pure decadence. Yum! ???? | theyumyumclub.com
  3. Add the sugar to the egg yolks.

    Creme brulee is a classic French dessert of rich creamy custard with a crunchy caramelized sugar topping. This recipe really is pure decadence. Yum! ???? | theyumyumclub.com
  4. Using an electric whisk, whisk for around 1 minute until the mixture is creamy and light.

    Creme brulee is a classic French dessert of rich creamy custard with a crunchy caramelized sugar topping. This recipe really is pure decadence. Yum! ???? | theyumyumclub.com
  5. Place the cream, milk and vanilla seeds and pods into a saucepan. Put the pan on your hob and heat through bringing it almost to the boil. Remove from the heat once bubbles start to form around the edges.

    Creme brulee is a classic French dessert of rich creamy custard with a crunchy caramelized sugar topping. This recipe really is pure decadence. Yum! ???? | theyumyumclub.com
  6. Now slowly pour the warm cream mixture through a fine sieve into the creamy egg yolk and sugar mixture. Make sure you keep whisking this as it is poured in and press as much of the vanilla through the sieve as you can.

    Creme brulee is a classic French dessert of rich creamy custard with a crunchy caramelized sugar topping. This recipe really is pure decadence. Yum! ???? | theyumyumclub.com
  7. Now, using a dessert spoon, skim off all of the froth from the top of the custard until all you can see is the liquid below.

    Creme brulee is a classic French dessert of rich creamy custard with a crunchy caramelized sugar topping. This recipe really is pure decadence. Yum! ???? | theyumyumclub.com
  8. Place your creme Brulee ramekins into a large roasting tray and pour the custard into the ramekins. Fill them to 5mm from the top. Once complete add water to the roasting tray so that it comes up to around 1.5cm from the bottom of the ramekins. Now loosely cover the roasting tray with kitchen foil and pierce a few holes in the foil, to allow the air to circulate when baking.

  9. Place the tray in a preheated oven at 180C / 160C Fan and bake for around 35 minutes. The creme brulees are baked when the tops wobble like jelly when shaken. Once baked, remove and place on a cooling tray for 5 minutes and then straight in the fridge for at least an hour.

  10. Once the creme brulee are cooled remove from the fridge and sprinkle a tsp of caster sugar over the top of each one. Make sure the sugar cover all of the tops of each Brulee.

  11. Now, using a small spray gun spray a mist of water over each Creme Brulee. Then, using a kitchen blow torch, heat the tops of the Creme Brulee until the sugar caramelizes.

    Creme brulee is a classic French dessert of rich creamy custard with a crunchy caramelized sugar topping. This recipe really is pure decadence. Yum! ???? | theyumyumclub.com
  12. Once all have been caramelized then leave for 10 minutes before eating and consume within 2 hours. Fantastic classic Creme Brulee in your own kitchen. Yum!

    Creme brulee is a classic French dessert of rich creamy custard with a crunchy caramelized sugar topping. This recipe really is pure decadence. Yum! ???? | theyumyumclub.com