Ingredients
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- 4 cups heavy cream
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1 tbsp orange zest
- 1 1/2 tbsp cardamom pods (gently cracked)
- 6 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- To start, you’ll need to combine heavy cream, vanilla bean paste, orange zest, and cardamom pods to a sauce pan. Heat the cream on medium high heat until it’s almost boiling.
- Once the cream mixture is hot, remove the pot from the heat and cover with a lid. Let the cream sit for 15 minutes. Allowing the cream to sit will help infuse the flavors into the cream even more.
- While the cream is cooling, add egg yolks, sugar and salt to a small mixing bowl. Whisk them until combined.
- Next, pour the cream through a fine strainer.
- You’ll then want to pour the cream into the egg yolk and gently whisk the the mixture as it comes together. Pouring the hot cream into the egg yolks needs to happen slowly so that you don’t cook the eggs. As you whisk, you want the mixture to be creamy and not frothy.
- To prepare your baking side for the creme brûlées, heat water in a kettle. Place four ramekins in a round cake dish. Pour the cream mixture into the ramekins, filling it about 3/4 of the way up. Pour the hot water into the bottom of the cake pan that the ramekins are sitting in. Surround the ramekins with water halfway up the pan.
- Bake your creme brûlées in the oven for 30-40 minutes. Depending on the size of ramekin you may want to adjust the cook time. Smaller ramekins require less time than taller, larger ramekins.
- Once the creme brûlées are set, remove them from the oven and let them cool completely in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
- After the creme brûlées have cooled, sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar on the top of each one. Turn the oven on broil. Place the ramekins in a single line on a rimmed baking sheet. Broil the creme brûlées in the oven about 2-3 inches from the broiler flame.
- You’ll want to watch them carefully, because this step happens really quickly! Remove the creme brûlées from the oven when the sugar on top has caramelized and hardened.
- Lastly, remove the vanilla orange cardamom creme brûlées from the oven, garnish with orange zest, and enjoy warm out of the oven.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American, French