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5 servings
Ingredients:
6 egg yolks6 tablespoons white sugar, divided1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract2 1/2 cups heavy cream2 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).Beat egg yolks, 4 tablespoons sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl until thick and creamy.Pour cream into a saucepan and stir over low heat until it almost comes to boil.Remove the cream from heat immediately. Stir cream into the egg yolk mixture; beat until combined.Pour cream mixture into the top of a double boiler.Stir over simmering water until mixture lightly coats the back of a spoon; approximately 3 minutes.Remove mixture from heat immediately and pour into a shallow heat-proof dish.Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for 1 hour, or overnight.Preheat oven to broil.In a small bowl combine remaining 2 tablespoons white sugar and brown sugar. Sift this mixture evenly over custard. Place dish under broiler until sugar melts, about 2 minutes. Watch carefully so as not to burn.Remove from heat and allow to cool. Refrigerate until custard is set again.
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