Orange Honey Crème Brûlée

Name: Orange Honey Crème Brûlée
Yield: Makes 4
Ingredients: 9 egg yolks; 3–4 tablespoons demerara sugar; finely grated zest of 2 oranges; ½ vanilla bean, split lengthways, seeds scraped out; 650 ml (about 1 pint) cream; 250 ml (8 fl oz) milk; 180 ml (6 fl oz) runny light honey

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A World in My Kitchen

By Peter Gordon

Published 2003

About

Crème brûlée works so well because it has a delicious brittle layer of toffee on top of a soft creamy base. The orange and honey in this recipe add a little twist to a wonderful classic.

Ingredients

180 ml (6 fl oz) runny light honey
650 ml (about 1

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat oven to 150°C/300°F/Gas Mark 2. Make a bain-marie by placing a roasting dish on a shelf in the middle of the oven and pouring in boiling water to a depth of 3 cm (