My favorite dessert!!
Ingredients:
1 Vanilla bean
8 eggs, at room temperature
4 cups heavy cream
2/3 cup plus 2 tbsp. sugar
Using a sharp knife, slice open the vanilla bean vertically and gently scrape out the seeds. Set aside. Separate the eggs yolks from the whites. Combine the cream and vanilla bean and seeds in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Meanwhile, whisk together egg yolks and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Do not mix the sugar and eggs in advance because the sugar will begin cooking the egg yolks. Slowly pour the hot cream into the yolk sugar mixture and whisk. If you do this too quickly, it will turn into scrambled eggs, so do it SLOWLY!! Place a strainer over a bowl and pour the mixture through the strainer. Pour the egg mixture into 8 ramekins. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Place ramekins in a large glass baking dish. Pour water into the baking dish halfway up the side of the ramekins. Bake for 45 minutes. Cover and chill overnight. Just before serving, sprinkle sugar on top of each ramekin. Use a brulee torch to melt the sugar. If you don't have a torch you can broil them in the oven.
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