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Barcelona Recipe: Crema Catalana Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine

This typical local dessert is surprisingly easy to make.

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Ingredients:

2 cups whole milk
1 cinnamon stick
Zest of half a lemon
4 fresh egg yolks
3/4 cup caster sugar
4 teaspoons brown sugar

Heat (don’t boil) milk with cinnamon stick and lemon zest.

Beat together egg yolks and caster sugar until creamy. Remove cinnamon stick and slowly add eggs to milk to form a thick, creamy custard. Remove from heat immediately and pour the custard into four ramekins or small terra-cotta dishes.

Cook and refrigerate for two to three hours. Just before serving, sprinkle a teaspoonful of brown sugar over the top of each and broil until sugar bubbles and caramelizes.

Servings: Serves four

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