A creamy, flavorful dessert with a hint of French finesse. Who doesn't like a carefully prepared creme brulee? Here's how to make yours and impress everyone!

Type: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Keywords: quail egg creme brulee, creme brulee with quail eggs

Recipe Yield: 6 servings

Calories: approx. 400 kcal/serving

Preparation Time: 1H

Cooking Time: 0H35M

Total Time: 3H

Recipe Ingredients:

½ cup or roughly 110 g light brown sugar

3 cups or 1 kg heavy cream

¾ cups or approximately 60 g dark-roast, organic coffee beans

1 organic vanilla bean

30 quail egg yolks (you can use up to 40 depending on the cream's consistency)

½ cup or 110 g (you can also use less) granulated sugar

Recipe Instructions:

Step 1: Grab a baking pan and line it with parchment. Next, spread brown sugar as evenly as possible in order to create a layer. Set it aside in a cool and dry place for about 2 hours.

Step 2: Next, grab a medium-sized saucepan and put it over medium-high heat. Take the cream, coffee beans, and the cut and scraped vanilla bean pod and put them all together in the saucepan. Bring everything to a simmer while stirring lightly. be careful not to bring the mixture to a boil, because this will break the cream.

Step 3: Remove the pot from the heat immediately and let the mixture cool down to room temperature. This should take about 1 hour. After that, strain the mixture and discard of anything the sieve collected.

Step 4: In the meantime, preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit or approximately 160 degrees Celsius. Grab a large pot and boil 1 ½ quart of water over high heat. Next, whisk the yolks together with the granulated sugar until the mixture reaches a thick and pale yellow consistency.

Step 5: Now stir in the cooled cream, making sure not to create any bubbles or froth. Stir continuously until fully mixed. Place 6 8-ounce or 225-gram ramekins in a large roasting pan. Divide the custard for the quail egg creme brulee evenly among the ramekins. Allow the liquid to settle a little and then skim any foam that might form at the top.

Step 6: Transfer the pan to the oven and pour the hot water into the pan carefully until it reaches about halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake for about 35 minutes or until the custards are set at the outer edges and the centers jiggle slightly. Remove the custards from the oven and set them on a wire rack to cool down. Then, cover the ramekins with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Step 7: Press the reserved brown sugar through a sieve and into a small bowl. Take the quail egg creme brulee ramekins from the refrigerator and remove the plastic wraps. Using a paper towel, carefully blot any moisture that might have formed on the top of the custards. Sprinkle about a tablespoon of brown sugar on each custard top.

Step 8: Preheat a broiler with a rack in the top position. Place the ramekins about 3 inches under the heating element. With a baking sheet placed the ramekins, broil each top until the sugar is bubbling and turns deep brown. This should take about 2 ½ minutes.

Step 9: After that, transfer the ramekins to a wire rack for 1 minute in order for the top to harden. You can serve the quail egg creme brulee immediately or refrigerate it again in order to enjoy a cold dessert.