With Mother’s Day fast approaching, you’ll want to start planning the perfect meal to make the moms in your life feel special. Crème Brûlée is one of those classic desserts you find on many a restaurant menu. It never goes out of style and is the perfect ending to a meal, no matter the occasion. This elegant dessert can be made with a variety of flavors, and even toppings. This recipe is for creamy vanilla, which can be served warm or cold. It’s perfect for Mother’s day but not exactly a kid friendly recipe as it involves a blow torch, this is where you dads will shine! What man doesn’t want to bake with a blow torch?

 

Makes six servings.

Ingredients

6 egg yolks

2 cups heavy cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

2/3 cup granulated sugar, with additional 6 tsp reserved for topping

½ pint berries

Tools

6 crème brulee dishes (or ramekins)

Cooking torch

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°.

2. Pour cream into saucepan. Add vanilla, lightly whisk mixture and cook on low heat until hot.

3. In a mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks. Add sugar and continue to mix until sugar is melted.

4. Slowly stir the milk mixture into the egg mixture until smooth. Strain the egg cream through a fine sieve.

5. Place ramekins into deep baking tray. Fill each ramekin with mixture.

6. Carefully pour hot water into bottom of baking tray until it reaches halfway up the ramekins. Bake for 30 minutes.

7. Remove ramekins from oven and place on cooling rack. Let ramekins cool completely. Cover ramekins with plastic wrap and chill ramekins in refrigerator for two hours.

8. Once chilled, sprinkle one teaspoon of sugar onto top of each serving. Holding torch 3-4 inches above the ramekin, caramelize top of each serving until golden brown.

9. Serve each with garnish of berries of your choice.

 

 

Happy Mother’s Day!

The Petite Gourmande

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