Dessert

Vanilla Crème Brûlée with Crisp Sugar Top

Prep20 min
Cook35 min
Total55 min
Serves6
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Method

Make it happen

  1. 01

    Heat oven to 140°C fan. Gently warm cream with split vanilla pod until just steaming, then rest 10 minutes.

  2. 02

    Whisk egg yolks with 80 g sugar until blended, slowly add warm cream and strain into six ramekins.

  3. 03

    Put ramekins in a deep roasting tin and pour boiling water halfway up their sides. Bake 30–35 minutes until edges set but centres still wobble.

  4. 04

    Cool, chill at least 3 hours, then scatter a thin layer of extra sugar over each and caramelise with a kitchen blowtorch. Cool 2 minutes to harden.