How to Make Decadent Creme Brulee

Get your taste buds ready for this rich custard, topped with a layer of caramelized sugar. You will love this decadent Creme Brulee served in individual ramekins.

Things You'll Need

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup sugar
• sugar for caramelized topping
• wire whisk
• 4 ramekins
• mixing bowl
• saucepan
• shallow baking pan
• small cooking torch for caramelizing sugar

Instructions

1. In mixing bowl, whisk together 4 egg yolks and 1/3 cup sugar.
   In saucepan, heat 2 cups heavy cream just until it boils; remove from heat; allow cream to cool.
   Add 1/2 cup of the cream to the yolk/sugar mixture, pouring slowly, continually whisking.
   Add the yolk/sugar/cream mixture to the remaining (1 1/2 cup) cream; whisk; add vanilla extract; whisk again.

2. Pour into the 4 ramekins.
   Place ramekins in a shallow baking pan and pour boiling water into the pan until the water level is just below the top of the rim of ramekins.
   Cook in oven at 250 degrees F for 1 hour; remove from oven; let cool to room temperature.
   Cover ramekins with plastic wrap an place in refrigerator for at least 4 hours.

3. After removing ramekins from refrigerator, sprinkle a coating of granulated sugar over custard each custard filled ramekin.
   Before serving, use your cooking torch, "cook" the sugar until it turns golden brown.