Creme Brulee - Feast Your Eyes

by Rachel Been, Posted Jan 13th 2010 @ 10:00AM

It may be one of the most perfect desserts in existence. At its base, custard: what's not to like about a decadent combination of cream, eggs, sugar, and vanilla? The creamy, sumptuous taste and texture is the bedrock of sweets the world over. Next, a sprinkling of coarse sugar: add an open flame and you have a delicately crisp, caramelized crust that could bring even the most rational person to their knees with its startling depth of flavor.

It's safe to say the French know what they're doing in the kitchen--now you give it a try with a coffee-flavored version.

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1-13-2010 @11:17AM Sylvia said... This looks amazing! I can never get my creme brulee just right, I usually burn the top-- so irritating! This is done just right though. I wish I knew the secret.
-Sylvia
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1-14-2010 @12:12PM Chris said... Why do people insist on ruining perfect recipes with unnecessary additions? A brulee should have Cream, Eggs, Sugar and Vanilla, nothing else. I die a little inside every time I see 'flavoured' brulee - as if it needed more...

Sylvia, how are you making your brulee? If you make it in the oven, and caramelise the sugar with a blowtorch, you can control the cooking much better, and ensure it doesn't burn. I know people do it under a grill, but it just isn't the same.

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