Crème brûlée is one of those desserts that is a wonderful dinner party dessert as it is delicate and creamy and finishes of that dinner party perfectly
It has that air of grandeur about it I think that is why it is in my top 3 desserts that I love
When starting out in catering this was one of the desserts that would often be serve at many dinner parties that I would cook for and I have any fond memories because of this
Ingredients
3 cups heavy cream
6 egg yolks
1/3 cups Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1/3 cups light brown sugar
Heat the cream in a heavy saucepan just until bubbles form around the edge of the pan
With an electric mixer beat the yolks with the sugar until thick and light yellow , gradually stir into the cream
Place this mixture in a bowl over hot water and cook this mixture until it start to thicken it should coat the back of a spoon .. this should take about 15 minutes
Add the vanilla and strain the custard into ramekin dishes,, refrigerate for about 8 hours good to do this overnight
Just before serving carefully place brown sugar over the surface of the Crème brûlée with with a cooks blow torch or under the grill caramelize the sugar on the top this will form a sugary crust
You Are now ready to serve these delicious Crème brûlée
