Dessert

Crème Brûlée

Name: Crème Brûlée
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 500 ml (2 cups) thickened cream; 1 vanilla bean, split (or 1 tsp vanilla extract); 5 egg yolks; 80 g (1/3 cup) caster sugar, plus 4 tbsp for topping

Serves 4 Prep 15 mins Cook 40 mins Total 4 hours

Ingredients

500 ml (2 cups) thickened cream
1 vanilla bean, split (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
5 egg yolks
80 g (1/3 cup) caster sugar, plus 4 tbsp for topping

Method

Preheat oven to 150°C. Heat cream with vanilla until just simmering.
Whisk yolks and sugar. Slowly pour in hot cream, whisking. Strain into 4 ramekins.
Bake in a water bath 35–40 minutes until just set. Chill 3 hours.
Sprinkle sugar on top and torch until caramelised.

Tip: No torch? Grill under a hot grill for 1–2 minutes watching carefully.