I’ve said before that I’m not particularly fond of desserts – especially when there’s so much sugar in them that they leave a ghastly, cloying scratch at the back of your throat. I do love a great Gelato, and of course a panna cotta, but there’s one dessert I’m incapable of saying no to (and really, I’ve tried!) is a Crème Brulee.
Yes, it’s really just a fancy creamy custard, topped with a crisp – but importantly thin – layer of caramel. Done right, with the right balance of vanilla, it’s the perfect end to just about any meal. That first spoonful? The one where you crack the sugary surface? That’s magical.
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Last Updated: December 15, 2015
Lord Chaos
December 15, 2015 at 16:05
All hail Hypnotoad
Alien Emperor Trevor
December 15, 2015 at 16:09
Cool. I’ll get you one of those Creme Brulee 3-packs from the local Spar, Geoff!
HvR
December 15, 2015 at 16:12
Nee donner maak dan eerder custard en jelly.
Jan Prins
December 15, 2015 at 16:14
Jelly? EEEEWWWWWW!!!
Geoffrey Tim
December 15, 2015 at 16:12
-_-
Captain JJ 4x
December 15, 2015 at 16:36
LOL
Francois Knoetze
December 15, 2015 at 16:10
Dammit Geoffrey!! I love creme Brûlée and now I want it!!
HvR
December 15, 2015 at 16:11
One of those awesome deserts that unfortunately only ever taste really good at a restaurant where the meal cost the same as an EA game with all the DLC.
Lord Chaos
December 15, 2015 at 16:12
Still won’t eat it.
DragonSpirit009
December 15, 2015 at 16:13
Yeah that layer caramel should be thin! Not like the time I had to stab my food to get through to the creme!
Ryanza
December 15, 2015 at 16:29
What’s with the fancy pudding. The Witcher 3 won game of the year and Cyberpunk 2077 is coming. Can we get pudding for normal people, for the real people, the down to earth people…
http://foodnetwork.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/food/fullset/2011/2/18/0/BX0211H_Red-Berry-Trifle-cropped_s4x3.jpg
Yes trifle, the every man’s pudding. Just like the witcher 3 is the every man’s game.
miaau
December 15, 2015 at 16:49
Well. So long and thanks for all the fish.
Last day at the office. Wife says she has a long list of house stuff for me…….
Good luck to all and drive safely to wherever you are headed.
Ryanza
December 15, 2015 at 16:52
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Ryanza
December 15, 2015 at 16:55
loved the books btw.
miaau
December 15, 2015 at 16:59
yeah, but some of the others he wrote were just not as good. They had very good bits, but lacked consistency.
Pratchett, in my mind, was the most consistent fantasy / sci-fi author I have ever read. Peter F Hamilton (ignore first books) as well. Feist? Yes….
HvR
December 15, 2015 at 17:08
Now busy with the last book in the Night’s Dawn trilogy. Love how comes in from the left field versus traditional sci-fi writers.
miaau
December 15, 2015 at 17:13
Yes, very interesting. Dan Simmons, Hyperion as well is loads of fun
The Grand Admiral Chief
December 17, 2015 at 06:42
Punny