Orange Crème Brûlée

Ingredients

• 1 untreated orange
• 200 ml milk
• 200 ml heavy cream
• 40 g sugar
• 2 tbsp vanilla sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 tbsp brown sugar (for topping)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 140°C (275°F) with both top and bottom heating.

2. 2.

   Wash the orange hot, dry it, grate the zest finely, then squeeze out the juice. In a saucepan, bring milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla sugar to a boil; remove from heat. Beat egg yolks in a bowl, gradually whisking in the hot vanilla mixture. Stir in orange juice and zest.

3. 3.

   Divide the custard into four oven-safe ramekins and place them in a larger baking dish. Pour enough hot water into the dish so that the ramekins sit about two-thirds submerged. Bake for approximately 40 minutes until set.

4. 4.

   Remove from the oven, let cool, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours to chill completely.

5. 5.

   Just before serving, sprinkle each custard with brown sugar and caramelize it using a kitchen torch or under a hot grill until golden brown. Serve immediately.