4 Ingredient Easy Crème Brûlée

Impress your loved ones with this showstopping dessert, that’s so beautiful they’ll wonder when you attended culinary school. This Easy Crème Brûlée recipe is a rich, indulgent dessert that can be prepared well in advance. You can buy vanilla sugar or make your own by placing a split vanilla bean in a jar of superfine sugar.  The sugar will be ready after a couple of days. Add a final touch of elegance and garnish your Crème Brûlée with berries and a sprig of fresh mint.

• 4 cups of heavy cream
• 6 egg yolks
• ½ cup vanilla sugar
• ⅓ cup soft light brown sugar

• Preheat the oven to 300 F/150 C.
• Place six ramekins in a roasting pan then set aside while you make the custard. 
• Heat the heavy cream in a pan over medium low until it is very hot but not yet boiling. 
• In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and vanilla sugar until well blended.
• Whisk the hot cream into the yolk and sugar mixture then strain into a pitcher. 
• Divide the custard equally among the six ramekins. 
• Pour enough boiling water in the roasting pan to halfway up the sides of the ramekins.

• Cover the pan with foil and bake for approximately 30 minutes, until the custard is set. (If you insert a knife into one and it comes out clean, it’s done.)
• Set the ramekins aside to cool.  
• Once cool, place in the fridge overnight. 
• The next day, preheat your broiler. 
• Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over each custard and broil for 30 to 60 seconds, until the sugar is nice and caramelized (but not burnt). 
• Place in the fridge to cool and set. 
• Enjoy your easy crème brûlée!