Classic Vanilla Crème Brûlée

Name: Classic Vanilla Crème Brûlée
Yield: Makes 6 individual crème brûlées
Ingredients: 2½ cups (625 mL) whipping cream; 6 Tbsp (90 mL) sugar, plus extra for torching; 1 vanilla bean, or 1 Tbsp (15 mL) vanilla bean paste; 8 egg yolks

Preparation info

Makes
6
individual crème brûlées

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

A good crème brûlée is a beautifully simple thing, and the ingredient ratio in this recipe blends richness (without it being too heavy) and a nice set (without it being too eggy). In two words: just right.

Ingredients

2½ cups (625 mL) whipping cream
1 vanilla bean, or 1

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C). Place six 6-ounce (180 mL) ramekins into a baking dish with a lip the same height as or taller than the ramekins.
Heat 2 cups (500 mL) of the cream with the scraped vanilla seeds and the vanilla bean (or the vanilla b