Crème au café caramelisée

Luxurious, smooth crème caramels – make them in the morning and they’ll be set and ready in time for dinner. It’s worth it just to see the look on your guests’ faces when you appear with a blowtorch to finish them off (the crème caramels, not the guests!). I’ve made them here with coffee, but you can substitute the coffee with many other flavourings and spices, such as vanilla, cinnamon, chocolate, lemongrass and star anise.