Vanilla Crème Brûlée Tart

Name: Vanilla Crème Brûlée Tart
Yield: Makes one 9-inch (23 cm) tart | Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 1 recipe Sable Tart Shell, baked and cooled; 5 egg yolks; ⅓ cup (80 mL) + ¼ cup (60 mL) sugar; 1 vanilla bean, or 1 Tbsp (15 mL) vanilla extract; 2 cups (500 mL) whipping cream; 1 egg

Preparation info

Makes one 9 inch 23 cm ) tart | Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Easy

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

A classic crème brûlée filling is baked into this tart shell and topped with the requisite caramelized-sugar top—simple but divine.

Ingredients

1 recipe Sable Tart Shell, baked and cooled

Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Place the pan containing the baked, cooled tart shell on a parchment- or foil-lined baking tray.
Whisk the egg yolks, whole egg, and ⅓ cup (80 mL) of the sugar together. Scrape the seeds of the vanilla bean into the e