Sugar-crusted Crème Brûlée Custard

== Description ==
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
* Servings: 6
* Serve with a cup of hot coffee
== Ingredients ==
* ½ vanilla bean
* 2 cups half and half
* 2 eggs
* 2 egg yolks
* ⅓ cup sugar
* 12 tsp turbinado sugar
== Directions ==
# Heat oven to 325°F.
# Place 6 ramekins in a roasting pan.
# Slit open vanilla bean and scrape out seeds.
# Place seeds in a saucepan with half and half.
# Heat until bubbles appear at the edge of pan.
# Remove from heat.
# In a bowl, whisk together eggs, egg yolks, and sugar.
# Whisk a small amount of warm half and half into egg mixture.
# Whisk egg mixture back into half and half in saucepan.
# Return to heat and cook 8 minutes until the mixture coats the back of a spoon.
# Divide mixture among ramekins.
# Place pan in oven.
# Pour hot water halfway up sides of ramekins.
# Bake 22 minutes or until custard is set but still jiggly in centers.
# Remove ramekins from pan, cool.
# Refrigerate until serving.
=== To serve ===
# Remove ramekins from refrigerator.
# Heat broiler.
# Sprinkle each ramekin with 2 tsp turbinado sugar.
# Run under broiler 3 minutes.
# Do not burn sugar.
# Cool slightly and serve. 
=== Chocolate Variation ===
Omit vanilla bean, grate ½ oz semisweet chocolate into saucepan when heating half and half.
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