NO-BAKE CRÈME BRULEE

Fancy dessert recipes tend to scare us out of the kitchen, but with only a few ingredients, no oven and no water bath, stovetop crème brulee makes it easy to recreate a favorite restaurant dessert at home. With its rich and silky texture and crunchy caramelized sugar topping, this will be your go-to dessert.

GROCERY LIST

1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream

1 vanilla bean, split

4 large egg yolks

½ cup granulated sugar

Directions

In a medium saucepan, combine cream and vanilla bean (scrape seeds out of pod) and bring to a simmer.

While cream is heating, whisk egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch in a bowl.

Slowly add hot cream to the egg mixture and continue whisking until fully combined.

Pour mixture back into the saucepan and cook until it starts to thicken (do not

2 Tablespoons corn starch

Turbinado sugar or granulated sugar (to brulee) bring it to a boil).

Once the custard is thick, remove the pan from the heat and transfer to a bowl. Continue whisking for 2-3 minutes to make the custard extra silky

Spoon custard into individual glass ramekins and refrigerate for 1 hour.

When ready to serve, sprinkle the top of the custard with sugar and torch until sugar is caramelized. Serve immediately.