Thyme-infused Créme Brulee

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme
• 4 large egg yolks, only
• 3/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a pot over medium-low heat, bring cream to a simmer (do not let boil!).
• 2 remove from heat and add thyme; let steep several minutes, then discard thyme.
• 3 meanwhile, whisk together the egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar about 3 minutes until thick and pale yellow.
• 4 very, very gradually whisk the hot cream into the yolk-sugar mixture. do not add hot cream quickly or it will cook the eggs.
• 5 distribute custard between 4 (6-oz) ramekins.
• 6 place ramekins in a shallow baking pan and fill pan with hot tap water to halfway up sides of ramekins, being careful not to let water splash into custards.
• 7 bake at 325f approximately 35 min until custards are just set around the edges with slightly jiggly centers.
• 8 remove from oven and let ramekins cool in the water bath 10 min, then chill custards in the fridge at least an hour.
• 9 sprinkle 1 tbs sugar over each custard.
• 10 hold a kitchen torch 2 inches above each custard until sugar browns and forms a crust.
• 11 serve immediately.