Homemade Creme Brulee
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups heavy cream
- 1 3⁄4 cups milk
- 1⁄2 vanilla bean (split)
- 7 egg yolks
- 2 whole eggs
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- brown sugar
directions
- Combine heavy cream, milk, and vanilla bean.
- Heat to boil.
- Remove from heat and steep 10 minutes with vanilla bean.
- Scrape bean seeds into the milk mixture.
- With an electric mixer, combine eggs and sugar.
- Add the milk mixture in a steady stream.
- Skim foam.
- Divide into 8 small ramekins (about 5 oz. each) set in baking dish and pour enough hot water around ramekins to come 1/2 way up the sides.
- Place in 325 degree oven for approximately 25-30 minutes, until just set (trembles slightly).
- Cover top with brown sugar.
- Carmelize under broiler.
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Reviews
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Very, very good recipe for Creme Brulee.........I've made it twice now, and have decreased the cream and milk down to one cup to make a more solid version.... But it definitely deserves 5 stars.....I too have ordered many creme brulee's at various restaurants and this is the closest to the best I've had....
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Tweaks
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I made this for dinner party Saturday and it was very easy and very good. I took reviewer Vontrottzu's suggestion and added 8 oz of melted chocolate to it and got a milk chocolate creme brulee. Next time think I will add more chocolate to get a darker chocolate creme brulee. No problems with it not setting up right, it was nice and firm but I used all cream instead of half cream and half milk. Excellent, thanks Colby's Mom.
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Colbys Mom
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I am a money manager and financial consultant at Smith Barney. I live in Carlsbad, CA with my husband of 8 1/2 years. We have one son named Colby who is 23 months old. When I have time I like to play poker. I am also a political junkie and am pretty active within the Republican Party. I have two cats, one Maine Coon and one Persian.