Fruity Creme Brulee

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 pint blueberries, lightly rinsed and drained (or raspberries)
• 3 cups half-and-half
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 whole eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• confectioners' sugar, to dust

Recipe

• 1 line the bottom of eight 1/2 cup ramekins(or custard cups) with the berries, and set them aside.
• 2 preheat oven to 300*f.
• 3 heat the half and half in a heavy saucepan over medium high heat, just to the boiling point.
• 4 whisk the sugar, whole eggs, and egg yoks together in a large bowl until the mixture is light and frothy.
• 5 now slowly whisk the hot half and half into the egg mixture; mix thoroughly, and strain the mixture back into the saucepan. using a wooden spoon, stir the mix over low heat just until it coats the back of the spoon. add vanilla.
• 6 divide the custard among the berry lined ramekins, and set them in a baking dish. pour the hot water into the dish until it reaches 2/3 of the way up the sides of the ramekins. place the dish in the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of one of the custards comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes.
• 7 remove the ramekins from the water bath and allow them to cool slightly. then cover and refrigerate util they are chiled, about 2 hours.
• 8 to serve, preheat the broiler. sift a light layer of confectioners' sugar over the ramekins, and place them under the broiler just until the sugar caramelizes, 2-4 minutes. serve immediately. enjoy!