Name: Crème Brûlée
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 cups heavy cream; 5 large egg yolks; ½ cup sugar, plus more for topping; 1 tsp vanilla extract, or 1 vanilla bean; 1 pinch salt

Crème Brûlée

Silky vanilla custard with a signature crackly caramelized sugar top — the quintessential French dessert.

Total time

1 hr 5 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

50 min

Serves

Difficulty

Medium

Per serving

340 kcal

Ingredients

2 cups heavy cream Swap
5 large egg yolks Swap
½ cup sugar, plus more for topping Swap
1 tsp vanilla extract, or 1 vanilla bean Swap
1 pinch salt

Equipment

ramekins, kitchen torch

Method

Preheat oven 325F.
Heat cream with vanilla until steaming, not boiling.
Whisk egg yolks with sugar until pale. Slowly whisk in hot cream. Strain.
Pour into ramekins. Place in a water bath, bake 40-45 min until set but still jiggly in center.
Chill at least 4 hours. Before serving, sprinkle thin layer of sugar on top. Torch until caramelized and crisp.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 340
Protein: 4g
Carbs: 28g
Fat: 24g
Fiber: 0g

Protein 5%Carbs 33%Fat 63%

Estimates only. Check ingredient labels and allergens, and cook meat and poultry to safe internal temperatures.

french · dessert · creme-brulee · custard · caramelized · elegant · make-ahead

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