Creme brulee aux fruits (creme brulee with fruits)
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups | Heavy cream |
| 6 | Egg yolks | |
| 6 | Tablesp. granulated sugar | |
| 1 | Teasp. vanilla extract | |
| ½ | cup | Brown sugar, sifted |
| 2 | To 3 cups strawberries or cut-up pineapple or peaches or a mixture of | |
Directions
all 3
Day before:
1. In bottom of double boiler, heat cream till scalded. In double-boiler top, beat yolks with granulated sugar. Slowly stir cream into yolks.
2. Cook mixture over hot, not boiling, water until it coats spoon. Add vanilla. Refrigerate in 1- to 1½-qt. ovenware casserole or flat baking dish.
Just before serving:
1. Over custard, sprinkle brown sugar.
2. Set custard dish in pan; surround with ice cubes. Broil custard till sugar caramelizes--about 1 min.
3. Breaking brown-sugar crust by tapping with spoon, serve at once over fruits, in nappy dishes or sherbet glasses. Makes 6 servings.