🇫🇷 France recipe

Creme Brulee

The quintessential French dessert, creme brulee is a study in contrast: a shatteringly crisp caramel shell yields to a quivering, silky vanilla custard beneath. Its simplicity is deceptive, relying on perfect technique, quality vanilla, and precise temperature control to achieve custard perfection.

Prep20 mins
Cook45 mins
Serves4
Difficultymedium
Creme Brulee, a France dish

Ingredients

  • 500ml heavy cream (35% fat)
  • 5 large egg yolks
  • 100g granulated sugar, plus 4 tablespoons for the brulee topping
  • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped (or 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract)
  • Pinch of fine sea salt
  • Boiling water for the bain-marie

Method

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Nutrition per serving

Calories
310
Protein
5 g
Carbs
28 g
Fat
19 g

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