Creme Brulee

Ingredients

• 8 ounces heavy cream
• 8 ounces half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Combine first three ingredients in a medium saucepan and scald.

2. 2

   Remove from heat.

3. 3

   In a separate bowl, whisk four egg yolks with 2 teaspoons vanilla.

4. 4

   While whisking, ladle some of the hot cream mixture from the saucepan into the eggs.

5. 5

   Next, whisk the eggs (with the added cream) into the remaining cream mixture in the saucepan.

6. 6

   To cream mixture in saucepan, stir in 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup brown sugar until dissolved.

7. 7

   Pour into ramekins.

8. 8

   Fill about 3/4 full.

9. 9

   Bake at 325 in water bath (so water is about 2/3 up the side of ramekins) for about 45 minutes or until set.

10. 10

    Chill.

11. 11

    Sprinkle tops with sugar and slide under broiler until sugar caramelizes (turns a light golden brown) Serve in ramekins on a plate swirled with raspberry sauce and garnish with fresh raspberries.