Velvety Vanilla Creme Brulee
Ingrediënten
Servings: 5 / Yield: 5 servings
- 6 large egg yolks
- 6 tablespoons white sugar divided
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructies
Step 1: Oven Prelude
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Step 2: Yolk Symphony
- In a mixing bowl, beat egg yolks, 4 tablespoons white sugar, and vanilla extract until the mixture becomes thick and creamy.
Step 3: Creamy Collaboration
- Pour the cream into a saucepan and stir over low heat until it almost comes to a boil.
- Remove the cream from heat immediately.
- Stir the cream into the egg yolk mixture and beat until well combined.
Step 4: Gentle Embrace
- Pour the creamy mixture into the top pan of a double boiler.
- Stir over simmering water until the mixture lightly coats the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes.
- Remove the mixture from heat immediately and pour it into a shallow heat-proof dish.
Step 5: Baking Harmony
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Step 6: Broil Finale
- Preheat the oven to broil.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining 2 tablespoons white sugar and brown sugar.
- Sift this sugary mixture evenly over the custard.
- Place the dish under the broiler until the sugar melts, about 2 minutes.
- Watch carefully to avoid burning.
Step 7: Cool Crescendo
- Remove from heat and allow it to cool.
- Refrigerate until the custard is set again.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
- Calories: 561.4
- Protein: 5.8g (12% DV)
- Carbohydrates: 24g (8% DV)
- Fat: 50.1g (77% DV)
- Cholesterol: 416.7mg (139% DV)
- Sodium: 55.3mg (2% DV)
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