Vanilla Crème Brûlée
Updated Feb. 3, 2025
- Total Time
- 1 hour
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Ingredients
- 2cups heavy or light cream (or half-and-half)
- 1vanilla bean, split lengthwise, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛teaspoon salt
- 5egg yolks
- ½cup granulated sugar, plus more for topping
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
503 calories; 41 grams fat; 25 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 13 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 29 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 29 grams sugars; 5 grams protein; 122 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Heat oven to 325 degrees. In a saucepan, combine cream, vanilla bean and salt; cook over low heat just until hot. Let sit for a few minutes, then discard vanilla bean. (If using vanilla extract, add it now.)
- Step 2
In a bowl, beat yolks and sugar together until light. Stir about a quarter of the vanilla cream into this mixture, then pour sugar-egg mixture into cream and stir. Pour into four 6-ounce ramekins and place ramekins in a baking dish; fill dish with boiling water halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
- Step 3
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until centers are barely set. Cool completely. Refrigerate for several hours and up to a couple of days.
- Step 4
When ready to serve, top each custard with about a teaspoon of sugar in a thin layer.
- Step 5
Place ramekins in a broiler 2 to 3 inches from heat source. Turn on broiler. Cook until sugar melts and browns or even blackens a bit, about 5 minutes. Serve within 2 hours.
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Another way to brown is the sugar is to use a metal spoon, heat it up for a minute on the stove and lightly touch the sugar. Do it gently and a couple of times and it gets brown and crispy!
Suggestion: Warm everything up first. Set the eggs and cream out so they warm up to room temperature. Fill the baking dish with hot tap water and use that to warm up your ramekins while you assemble the mixture. Then, once the oven's preheated and the water's boiling in a pot on the stove, remove the ramekins from the baking dish and toss the warm water, fill the ramekins with the mixture, pour the boiling water and put it in the oven.
I absolutely love this recipe and often just make it for 2 :) Here are the measurements for the recipe divided by 2.5 to get to 2 egg yolks: 3/4 cups of heavy cream 1 teaspoon of vanilla (I keep it at 1 for the flavor) 2 egg yolks 1/2 cup of sugar Enjoy!
Check for browning after two minutes. Some broilers run very hot.
This was the first time I made Creme Brulee, so I was a bit nervous as for how it would turn out, but the recipe was very easy to follow, and it turned out great! I will definitely be making this again! A side effect of making this was that I ended up with 5 egg whites, and I used them to make a boatload of merengues, also first, lol.
I have Alpha-gal. For anyone that is lactose intolerant or has a dairy allergy, I used Trader Joe’s vegan whipping cream and it came out perfectly!
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