Top 10 Popular desserts from around the world no.10 : France Crème Brûlée

Top 10 Popular desserts from around the world: France Crème Brûlée

Crème brûlée, the creamy, soft and delicious French dessert has been pleasing palates for more than 300 years. It apparently originated at the table of the Philippe d’Orleans, brother of Louis XIV. His chef, Francois Massialot, when visiting Perpignan in the south of France tried a sweet dish made with Catalan cream and he made it when he got back to Paris. However, the hot dish he made got cold by the time his boss was ready to eat it so Massialot heated the top with an iron which caramelised the sugar topping and Crème brûlée was born. The chef wrote the recipe in a book dated 1691, a best seller called the “Royal and Bourgeois Cook”.

Classic Crème Brûlée Recipe
400ml double cream/heavy cream
100ml full-fat milk
1 vanilla pod
5 large egg yolks
50g golden caster sugar,
6 teaspoons of golden caster sugar for topping

During the preparation, the cooler chamber of a fridge can be used to cool down the custards before you make that crunchy top. They should be cool enough after about two hours in the refrigerator, but you can keep them in the fridge for up to three days, which makes them an excellent make-ahead dessert that'll surely impress your friends.

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