# Crème brûlée and Lemon Posset

This recipe shows how to make creme brulee and lemon posset, two fancy desserts made with simple ingredients.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 egg yolks
- 0.33 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 lemon

## Instructions

1. Mix three egg yolks with a third cup of sugar and one vanilla bean.
2. Heat up one cup of heavy cream.
3. Slowly mix the heated cream with the egg mixture.
4. Pour the mixture into a ramekin and bake in a water bath at 300 degrees F for 30-40 minutes until it's jiggly.
5. Make the crust by melting sugar in a pan and caramelizing it with a blowtorch.
6. Pour some caramelized sugar on top of the baked mixture and let it set.
7. Scoop the flesh out of two lemons and use a fork to squeeze out all the juice.
8. Strain the juice through a sieve, and add one cup of heavy cream to a pan.
9. Add sugar and lemon zest, and bring it to a simmer.
10. Take it off the heat, mix in lemon juice, strain, and pour into lemon cups.
11. Chill for at least one hour and serve.

## Equipment

- ramekin
- whisk
- blowtorch
- sieve
- pan
- fork

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9TM0ieaRwo&list=PLsQFDVRfflgaB7lFVWm8gCR4oQw4BdHyD&index=16
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3ec9a137-1d00-4102-880e-7952fcbeb722
- Extracted: 2025-02-18

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