Crème Brûlée Recipe (Creme Brulee without Blow Torch)
Crème Brûlée is a classic French dessert made with just 5 ingredients like cream, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, salt. The custard is baked in a water bath till set until thick and creamy. The brulee technique is done without blow torch, using a easy praline powder which makes this step easy and fail proof even beginners can bake.
Equipment
240 ml Ceramic Ramekins
Sauce Pan, Whisk & Sieve
Oven, Blender
Ingredients
For Custard
- 5 large Egg yolks
- ⅓ cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 cups Heavy Cream (Thickened cream) 500 ml
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
For Caramel Powder (Praline powder)
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar
Instructions
- Pre-preparation - Preheat oven to 130 degree C (266 degree F). Take four 240 ml ceramic oven proof ramekins. Place it on a baking tray with high sides. Bring a pot of water to a full boil.
- Simmering Cream - Take cream in a sauce pan. Place it on heat and bring it to a simmering stage. Don't let it boil over. Now remove it from heat and mix in vanilla extract. Set aside while you mix egg yolk.
- Making Custard - Now in a mixing bowl. Take egg yolks, ⅓ cup of sugar, salt and use a hand whisk to whip till creamy and combined. Don't over whip the egg yolk. Now pour in the warm cream mixture little on the egg yolk mix and whisk till combine. Now pour the remaining cream on the egg yolk mixture and mix until combined. Strain this mixture through a fine sieve to catch any egg yolk mixture.
- Baking Custard - Now divide this between the ramekins and transfer it to the oven. Pour hot water carefully in the baking pan so the water comes half way through the ramekins. Bake this for 35 to 40 mins.
- Once baked, remove the tray carefully from oven. Carefully remove the ramekins from the water bath. The custard should have a slight jiggle when yo shake it. Now place the ramekins into the fridge and let it set overnight.
- Praline powder - make the praline powder also known as caramel powder. Take ½ cup of sugar in a skillet. Place on heat and allow the sugar from the sides of the pan to melt. Swirl the pan slightly so the sugar melts evenly. Don't stir the caramel, just swirl to melt it evenly. once all the sugar is melted. Let the syrup cook until the colour darkens. It should form dark caramel.
- Now pour this caramel on a silicon mat or parchment paper and use a spatula to spread it thin. Allow this to cool. As it cools, the caramel will harden. Once the caramel hardens, break into shards. Take this in a food processor or blender and make it into a fine powder. Store this in fridge in an air tight container.
- Brulee Pudding - Now lets brulee the pudding. Preheat oven to 250 degree C on broil mode. Take the ramekins from fridge, sprinkle a tablespoon of the caramel powder over the custard. Spread evenly using a spoon. Now place the ramekins into the oven on top rack under the broil. Bake for just 20 to 30 seconds. The caramel powder will melt again and form a caramel layer on top.
- Serving - Remove the ramekins from oven, place it into the fridge for 10 minutes. Serve with berries.
Notes
- It is important to use thickened cream or cream without any water content. High fat cream is preferred so the creme brulee sets to perfect thick custard rather than watery pudding.
- You can make the praline powder earlier and store in freezer until ready to use.
- Don't heat cream till it boils over, bring it to a simmering stage.
- Don't over bake the custard once the praline powder is dusted on top. Just few seconds is enough. Place the custard back into fridge for few minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Crème Brûlée Recipe (Creme Brulee without Blow Torch)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
639
% Daily Value*
Fat
49
g
75
%
Saturated Fat
29
g
181
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
13
g
Cholesterol
364
mg
121
%
Sodium
116
mg
5
%
Potassium
140
mg
4
%
Carbohydrates
46
g
15
%
Sugar
45
g
50
%
Protein
7
g
14
%
Vitamin A
2056
IU
41
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
107
mg
11
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.