Creme Brulee (original recipe from here)
I thirded the recipe and made 4 small creme brulees rather than 8 medium-ish ones.
The ingredients, simple enough.
1 1/3 cups heavy whipping cream
3 egg yolks
1/4 cups sugar
1/3 tsp vanilla
4-8 tsp brown sugar
I used Pampered Chef Prep Bowl Set bowls. You should use ramekins since every recipe I read called for ramekins.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine the cream, egg yolks and white sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir.
I started with a whisk, but when I poured it into the little dishes, a lot was clumped into the edge of the pan, so I would suggest a spatula that can handle high heat.
When it reaches 160 degrees (I used a candy thermometer that I got awhile ago at Walmart for under $5) or is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon, remove from heat and add vanilla.
Transfer to your bowls/ramekins. Ramekins are shallower than my bowls, so, I only filled these 8 oz. bowls about half full. Place the little bowls in a 9x13 casserole dish, then fill the casserole dish with 1 inch of boiling water. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until centers are set (mixture will still jiggle).
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Remove from water bath and cool for 10 minutes before covering and refrigerating for at least 4 hours.
Remove from fridge. Sprinkle 1-2 tsp on top of each cup.
Place on pan in broiler for 2-4 minutes, just until brown sugar on top is carmelized.
Remove from broiler and cool slightly before returning to the fridge for 1-2 hours.
If you were to use a torch rather than a broiler, you could probably eat it at this point. But when the entire thing is heated, the cream part became runny.
Ta da!
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The kids loved poking their spoon through the hard, sugar layer, but didn't care much for the creme brulee.
Jed and I have never actually had creme brulee before, it's not really our kind of dessert. So, we're probably not the best judges. It tasted yummy, but I don't know that I'm going to make this again, or order it at a restaurant in the future. Although, maybe I will order it at a restaurant so I can compare it to this one I made.
Fun fact:
Creme Brulee is a cousin to Flan, also known as Creme Caramel.
I got a Creme Brulee set for Christmas complete with Ramekins and a torch. As soon as I find a store that sells the butane for my torch, I'll give creme brulees another shot.
Hints:
A friend told me to make a regular instant vanilla pudding recipe, and add extra vanilla, vanilla bean seeds, or use scraped vanilla pods. Cover it with brown sugar and torch the sugar.
Recipes I looked at:
This recipe/site was helpful.
As was this one.
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