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How To Caramelize Creme Brulee

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Keep the Flame Moving!
Keep the Flame Moving!

Keep the Flame Moving!

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Keep the Flame Moving!

As you continue cooking the sugar, you'll see little wisps of smoke puff up as the sugar begins to turn caramel-colored. You'll also smell the delicious aroma of cooked sugar, kind of like cotton candy.

Keep the flame moving so that it isn't focused on any one spot for too long. Pull the torch away if the sugar smokes excessively. Be sure to get the sugar along the edges of the ramekin as well as in the middle.

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