Grand Marnier Creme Brulee

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 4 egg yolks (from large eggs)
• 3 ounces sugar
• 1 1/2 ounces grand marnier
• 1 tablespoon vanilla (use good quality)
• sugar for caramel topping

Recipe

• 1 combine egg yolks with sugar, grand marnier and vanilla.
• 2 heat cream to boiling. temper egg mixture with cream - add slowly, stirring constantly. do not create foam. use a wooden spoon.
• 3 pour into individual ramekins.
• 4 put a towel in the bottom of a roasting pan. place the ramekins on the towels and then add hot water about half way up the sides of the ramekins.
• 5 loosely cover pan with foil.
• 6 bake in a water bath in a 300 degree oven for 20 - 25 minutes or until just set. (ovens vary so check for it to be just set) do not overcook.
• 7 remove from oven and water bath and chill until ready to serve.
• 8 just before serving, sprinkle sugar over the tops of the creme brulee and caramelize with a torch of under a broiler.