Lavender Creme Brulee

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
• 4 teaspoons dried lavender
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar, packed

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325ºf. place 4 (6 oz.) ramekins in a shallow roasting pan.
• 2 place whipping cream and lavender in medium saucepan; bring to a low boil over medium heat. remove from heat and let stand for 10 minute.
• 3 strain into a small bowl, pressing against lavender in strainer with back of a spoon to extract as much flavor as possible. discard lavender.
• 4 meanwhile, in medium bowl, whisk together egg yolks and egg. slowly whisk in sugar.
• 5 whisk in strained cream and vanilla. pour into dishes and place in oven. add enough hot water to roasting pan to come halfway up sides of dishes.
• 6 bake 40-45 minute remove from roasting pan with tongs and cool for 1 hour at room temperature. cover and refrigerate several hours.
• 7 before serving, heat broiler. place dishes in same roasting pan. press brown sugar through strainer over custards to evenly cover. broil 4-6 inches from heat for 1-2 min or until sugar melts. watch carefully so it doesn't burn.
• 8 note: if using a mini blowtorch to caramelize sugar, use 2-3 teaspoons sugar to coat tops of each custard instead of brown sugar.