crème brûlée

AUTHOR
Louis Ramirez
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3 1
Resistance is futile! Once the caramel layer on the cream has broken through, nothing stands in the way of enjoyment
COOK TIME
90 mins
TOTAL TIME
810 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 8
  • 400 g Whipped cream
  • 350 ml Milk
  • 100 g Sugar
  • 8 TABLESPOONS Sugar
  • 6 TABLESPOONS Orange liqueur (e.g. Cointreau)
  • 6 Egg yolk (Gr. M)
  • 4 Eggs (Gr. M)

Directions

  1. 1

    Bring cream, milk and 100 g sugar to the boil. Whisk orange liqueur, egg yolk and eggs. Mix the hot cream mixture with the eggs while stirring constantly.

  2. 2

    Place eight moulds (each containing approx. 150 ml) on the fat pan. Pour in egg milk. Push the fat pan into the preheated oven (electric cooker: 125 °C/circulating air: not suitable/gas: see manufacturer). Pour on hot water so that the moulds for 2⁄3 are in water. Cook the cream for about 1 hour. Leave to cool and chill, preferably overnight.

  3. 3

    For the sugar crust, sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar on each and caramelise with a kitchen gas burner or under the hot oven grill until golden brown. Serve with melon salad.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
410 kcal
CARBS
29 g
FATS
26 g
PROTEINS
9 g