Classic Vanilla Crème Brûlée

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    6

    individual crème brûlées
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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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

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

Method

  1. 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.
  2. Heat 2 cups (500 mL) of the cream with the scraped vanilla seeds and the vanilla bean (or the vanilla b