Creme Brulee

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup heavy cream (no substitutions)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 7 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sugar (brown sugar can also be used for a more caramel taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees and place rack in center of oven.
• 2 arrange 6 custard cups in a large baking pan.
• 3 in a large pot over medium-high heat, or in the microwave, warm half-and-half and heavy cream with honey to about 115 degrees.
• 4 transfer to large bowl.
• 5 gently whisk in egg yolks and vanills, just until combined, but not frothy.
• 6 strain mixture through a wire mesh before pouring into custart cups.
• 7 set cups in baking pan and fill pan with 1 inch of hot water.
• 8 cover pan with an inverted cookie sheet and bake 35 to 40 minutes. until a knife inserted in center of a custard comes out clean. (avoid over baking as custard will be tough).
• 9 remove from water bath and chill thoroughly.
• 10 cover tightly when completely cooled.
• 11 preheat broiler. sprikle each custart with a thin coat (about 1 1/2 teaspoons) of sugar or brown) and pat smooth.
• 12 set cups on cookie sheet and place under broiler until sugar is melted or beginning to brown.
• 13 serve immediately.
• 14 note: the custards may be prepared through step 10 and kept tightly wrapped in refrigerator for up to one week.