Crème Brûlée

/ Alex Zhou

• 26 March 2024
• recipe,
• dessert,
• sweet,
• french

Ingredients

• 5 egg yolks
• 100g white sugar
• 700ml thickened cream
• Salt
• Vanilla bean paste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 160°c
2. Boil some water in the kettle
3. Whisk together egg yolks and white sugar until fully combined
4. Heat thickened cream with a pinch of salt in a pot until it begins to simmer
5. Remove the pot from the heat and mix in a generous squeeze of vanilla bean paste
6. Temper the egg yolks with 1/2 a cup of the heated cream mixture (slowly combine and whisk to prevent scrambling)
7. Slowly pour the egg yolks back into the pot and continue to whisk to prevent scrambling
8. Divide custard mixture into ramekins and place onto a large baking pan
9. Fill the bottom of the baking pan with 1.5cm of boiled water and place into oven
10. Bake until edges are set and centre has a slight jiggle, about 40 minutes depending on size of ramekins
11. Allow ramekins to cool to room temp before placing into the fridge to set overnight
12. Prior to serving sprinkle a thin layer of white sugar (raw sugar works too, depending on preferred flavour) over the top of the chilled custard and torch to create the brûlée