Monday, April 25, 2011

Creme Brulee

My husband's favorite dessert is Creme Brulee. So, instead of paying for it at a restaurant. I decided to learn how to make it! So far, this has been a fail proof recipe! I got my original recipe for this here. But with the ingredients I had on hand I had to tweak it a bit, this is what I have come up with that works for me:



Creme Brulee

Ingredients

  • 1 quart heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup sugar, divided
  • 6 large egg yolks
  •  hot water

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. Place the cream, vanilla into a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover and allow to sit for 15 minutes. (if you put this into the egg mixture when it's too hot, it will curdle the eggs)
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup sugar and the egg yolks until well blended and it just starts to lighten in color. 
  4. Add the cream a little at a time, stirring continually. 
  5. Pour the liquid into 6 (7 to 8-ounce) ramekins. 
  6. Place the ramekins into a large cake pan or roasting pan. 
  7. Pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. 
  8. Bake just until the creme brulee is set, but still trembling in the center, approximately 40 to 45 minutes. (I have found that it takes a bit longer in my oven- closer to 50 minutes).
  9. Remove the ramekins from the roasting pan and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
  10. Remove the creme brulee from the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes prior to browning the sugar on top. Divide the remaining 1/2 cup sugar equally among the 6 dishes and spread evenly on top. 
  11. Using a torch, melt the sugar and form a crispy top. Allow the creme brulee to sit for at least 5 minutes before serving.


    Here's the pictorial-how-to:

    Place the cream, vanilla into a medium saucepan set over
    medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
    Remove from the heat, 
    cover and allow to sit for 15 minutes. 
    In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup sugar and the
    egg yolks until well blended and it just starts to lighten in color.
    Add the cream a little at a time, stirring continually.

    Place the ramekins into a large cake pan or roasting pan.

    Pour the liquid into 6 (7 to 8-ounce) ramekins.

    Pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
    Divide the remaining 1/2 cup sugar equally among the
    6 dishes and spread evenly on top.
    We also like to use turbinado sugar on the top instead of white sugar

    The torch we used (got it at Amazon)

    Using a torch, melt the sugar and form a crispy top
    (white sugar)


    The turbinado sugar 


    Yummy crunchy layer over smooooth and creamy! Yummy!


    This is definitely one of our favorite desserts! :) Hope you try it!


    Thanks,


    Valerie



    15 comments:

    1. Creme Brulee is a favorite at my house, too! Yours looks amazing!

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    2. Looks fabulous and love all the step by step pictures. It doesn't look as difficult as I would have imagined.I might give it a try.

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    3. oh yum! I love creme brulee but have never made it myself! I might have to try!

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    4. My husband's favorite dessert! Sad, but I have never attempted it and I don't have the handy little gadget I need to flame the top of it. But, now I have a recipe. Thanks.

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    5. OMJaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! Creme Brulee is my FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVV!!! I had a Chocolate and Lavander Creme Brulee the other day...I DIED and went to HEAVEN while eating it!
      And I am SO NOT a cook! Will you FedEx some to me???
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    6. I have never tried this. All of my friends that have LOVE IT! I will to try this sometime soon. Thanks for sharing over at Tuesday Tell All.

      Melissa

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    7. This sounds sooo good! :) Anything with that much cream in MUST be good. :D

      Tnx for linking this up at Who Made What? Weekends!

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    8. Oh my goodness!! I LOVE creme brulee but have yet to make it. Thanks for the inspiration!! This would be perfect for my Foodie Friday linky party - stop by this week and link up!

      I found you on Simple Home Life!!

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    9. YUM!!! Thanks for linking up to Foodie Friday. I hope to see you again next week!!

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    10. Thanks so much for linking up to Make & Share today! sorry about the party linky interruption I promise we'll be back up by next friday .)

      Can't wait to see what you come up with then!

      Christy

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    11. Way to go, your creme brulee looks beautiful. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog and I'd like to invite you to stop by and link your creme brulee up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/04/sweets-for-saturday-15.html

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    12. hubster and i have the perfect marriage because i like the brulee and he likes the creme! this is a lovely dessert and a great tute on it as well. thank you for sharing with tuesday night supper club!

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    13. Creme Brulee is one of my favorite desserts! I like your sugar crust on top--it looks the exact shade of color that I like on my creme brulees. :)

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    14. Do you think this could be pulled off with coconut milk?

      Hmmm.

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    15. Hi Valerie - I just wanted to let you know you were featured for Foodie Friday!! i don't have your email address so I thought I would let you know here!! Congrats!

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