Earl Grey Crème Brulee
This earl grey crème brulee is the perfect variation to a classic French dessert.
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ½ tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp salt
- 4 earl grey teabags
- 4 egg yolks
- ¼ cup sugar + 1 tbsp
- sugar for topping
Instructions
- In a pot add heavy cream, vanilla, and salt. Heat it up over medium heat while mixing until reaches 170F or when you start to see steam.2 cups heavy cream, ½ tsp vanilla, ¼ tsp salt
- Once the cream has been heated, turn off the heat, add your teabags, cover with a lid, and let it steep for 20 minutes.4 earl grey teabags
- Mix together the egg yolks and sugar.4 egg yolks, ¼ cup sugar + 1 tbsp
- Squeeze out all the earl grey flavor from the tea bags and slowly drizzle the cream mixture into our egg yolk mixture while mixing.
- Pour into ramekins about 1 cup in volume.
- Place ramekins in a separate larger dish.
- Pour hot boiling water into the larger dish. You want the water to cover half of the ramekin.
- Place into the oven at 300F for 35-40 minutes or until there is a slight jiggle when shaken.
- Place in fridge to set for 2 hours.
- Sprinkle a layer of sugar on top of the custard and torch until caramelized.sugar for topping