Caramel Crème
Level: Intermediate
If you’re looking for crème brûlée without all the calories, here’s your answer. For a dessert that tastes every bit as good as the one made with heavy cream, use regular evaporated milk. For a very good but lighter dessert, use evaporated lowfat 2% milk.
And if you want a crisp sugar top, adjust oven rack to highest setting and turn broiler on high. Place the chilled custard cups in a 13-by-9-inch baking dish and fill with ice water to come halfway up the sides of the cups. Sprinkle each dessert with 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar. Broil until sugar bubbles and edges turn golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Prep: 15 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Cooling time: 2 hrs refrigerating
- Yields: 6 servings