Classic Crème Brûlée Recipe
A classic French dessert with a creamy custard base topped with a layer of hard caramelized sugar.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours (including chilling)
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp alcohol-free vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (for caramelizing)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C).
- Heat cream in a saucepan until simmering, then remove from heat.
- Whisk egg yolks and sugar until pale and thick.
- Slowly pour warm cream into egg mixture, whisking constantly.
- Stir in vanilla extract.
- Pour mixture into ramekins and place in a water bath.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until set but still slightly jiggly.
- Chill for at least 2 hours.
- Sprinkle sugar on top and caramelize with a torch or broiler.
- Cool briefly before serving.
Notes
- Use room temperature eggs for smoother custard.
- Don’t overbake – custard will firm up as it cools.
- For best results, chill overnight before caramelizing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ramekin
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 35mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 19g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 300mg
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