Today, I just crave for some creamy dessert. Creme brulee came to my mind, a sweet crackly crust over a silky textured custard. We always remember Margie who made creme brule when she and Rajan came over for dinner a while back — it did not turn out the way she wanted it but it sure tasted heavenly sweet.

Creme Brulee literally means ‘burnt cream’ in French. Creme Brulee, pronounced as ‘krem bru lay’ is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hard caramel, created by burning sugar under a broiler or other intense heat source like kitchen blow torch. It is usually served cold in individual ramekins. The custard base is normally flavored with just vanilla, but it can be flavoured in a number of ways, with chocolate, coffee, green tea, fruit etc.

This is a recipe for a simple creme brulee, just flavoured with vanilla.

Ingredients

• 4 cups heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 6 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar

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