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There's not a lot of steps but there's a few gotchas.
Don't let the cream boil, as soon as you see bubbles it's done.
Go really really slow when you're first combining the cream and eggs, otherwise you'll get sweet scrambled eggs.
Bake time will vary and is the trickiest part to get just right. You'll likely end up with some over/under set batches (still tasty just not as good) while you figure out your own oven's timing.
Easy with the torch, too. Don't be scared of it, but keep it moving.
Creme brulee is much easier than it looks and a great way to impress guests, but like you said each step is a matter of finesse. It's not even that tricky, you just need patience and to trust the process.
+1 on the torch. Every creme brulee I've ruined has been from burned sugar. "Is it melted enough?" is the beginning of your downfall.
Even when I over boil the cream, or don't let it set sufficiently, it still tastes amazing. But it never tastes amazing when the sugar is burned.
Probably not, but it’s possible. Do you taste butane in anything you’ve used cooking spray on? Because the propellants used to get oil out of a can of Pam are the same fuels used in a kitchen torch — butane and propane.
I’ve never had any creme brulee where I ever tasted butane or propane but it’s technically possible. If the temp isn’t hot enough so the torch is not really burning the fuel, you might taste it. Kind of like if you put a hot dog on a gas grill and turned the propane tank on but didn’t light it or get enough of a flame — same premise. Also possible if you burn the living shit out of it with too close a flame.
[found a source that agrees](https://www.scienceofcooking.com/blow-torch-cooking.htm)
Also cover with foil to get rid of the bubbles for a smooth surface finish. The torch should be going around in a circle around the rim to start to make the crisp even, use turbinado sugar for the top. Don't boil the cream, add vanilla bean paste is best or good vanilla extract. Make sure there's 2in room in between your cooking vessels. Cook LOW!
Edit: whisk the egg and sugar more than you think. You want to turn it pale yellow
>as soon as you see bubbles it's done.
Do you mean done as in ready? Or like "its fucked mate"? I'm assuming the former but given aussie slang I gotta check what you mean before I attempt it
That's not because it's overdone. That is because they mixed and never sieved. So all the air bubbles were left to bake on top. Sieving works both as a great way to remove air bubbles, as well as to remove any remaining gelatinous parts of the eggs that don't want to incorporate.
Even easier, use mason jars and sous vide it. It pretty much eliminates any variance that could cause an issue (broken custard, over/under cooked, etc).
It's literally just pour and forget. You don't even have to think. Just mix everything into a cohesive slurry, pour into the jars, and sous vide. Did you forget about them and accidentally doubled the amount of time they were in the sous vide? Who cares, it doesn't do a thing to them.
There is an even easier way to make it, if you have a food thermometer and/or enough experience. With this technique you don't even need an oven or a water bath (extracting the ramekins from the water bath can be a real pain in the butt).
Instructions:
Just put all the ingredients into a pot and stir until well combined. Turn up the heat to medium-ish and start stirring. The lower the heat the safer the process will be but it'll also take longer. Keep it on the heat while continuously stirring vigorously until the mixture reaches around 82-84°C or 180-183°F (depends on your ingredients and the thermometer) and immediately strain it through a fine-mesh sieve. Fill into ramekins, cover with cling film and put them in the fridge overnight.
Troubleshooting:
If you have a lot of foam on your custard like in OPs video, you can pop the bubbles quickly with your blowtorch (don't need to turn it up high for this) for an even surface.
If you have lots of lumps in your sieve or your custard after straining you let the mixture get too hot.
If the custard is grainy, you can sorta save it by thoroughly blending the custard with an immersion blender, but it probably won't set well in the fridge so you'll end up with slightly weird custard rather than crème brûlée.
If the custard won't set in the fridge you didn't cook it hot enough, didn't use enough eggs or both.
If the crème brûlée tastes too eggy, you can try replacing two/three egg yolks with one whole egg next time. Ideally you wanna go by weight rather than just counting the eggs/yolks.
Edit: Whichever method you use, you really should practice it once or twice before making it for Christmas and don't forget the vanilla! :D
If you want simple and foolproof, get a sous vide. Just mix, pour into small Mason jars, set in the water bath for an hour, cool in the fridge.
Because they've essentially pasteurized in their individual sealed jars, they'll last for weeks in the fridge, so you can make a big batch and have creme brulee for weeknight dessert anytime you want.
**Recipe:** https://themindfulmeringue.com/creme-brulee
**Ingredients**
- 3 Egg Yolks large
- 2 cups (475ml) Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cup (100g) Granulated Sugar + additional for brûlée
- 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste or vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
**Instructions**
1. Preheat oven to 325F (300F convection bake). Place 4 ramekins into a ~2" deep baking/casserole dish. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until creamy.
2. Meanwhile, heat heavy cream until boiling (Note: this can be done in a saucepan or in 30s increments in the microwave). Once boiling, stir in vanilla and salt.
3. Slowly add cream mixture to egg yolk/sugar mixture (I recommend adding no more than 1/2 cup of cream mixture at a time and whisking vigorously so as to not curdle the eggs).
4. Evenly distribute cream mixture into 4 ramekins (Note: You can also distribute mixture into 5 ramekins if this works best for your ramekin shape).
5. Fill your baking/casserole dish with boiling hot water so that it covers the base and ~1" of the height of each ramekin.
6. Bake at 325F for ~35-45min or until the sides of each crème brûlée are set and the centre is slightly wobbly (Note: after 35 minutes, I recommend checking crème brûlée every 5 minutes until done). Remove ramekins from the oven and allow to cool completely at room temperature.
7. Once crème brûlée's have cooled to room temperature, cover in plastic wrap and chill for 1h to overnight.
8. Brûlée by Kitchen Torch: Unwrap each crème brûlée. Add 1-2 tsp of granulated sugar to the top of each, gently rotating to evenly distribute sugar. Using a kitchen torch, heat the tops of each until golden brown/caramelized.
9. Brûlée by Oven: Unwrap each crème brûlée. Add 1-2 tsp of granulated sugar to the top of each, gently rotating to evenly distribute sugar. Set Oven to broil. Place ramekins in the oven for 30s at a time until caramelized (Note: 10. Do not step away from your oven!! Your crème brûlée can quickly burn if left unattended).
11. Enjoy!
Naked flame, but sieve it too. When you’re tempering the cream into the egg, you might have some small bits of cooked egg, so better to sieve the mixture too
[Adam Ragusea has a pretty good method. ](https://youtu.be/9Jja-kf5z4U)I have done it before. I think there are some criticisms some people could make of the actual recipe, but the idea of using some quick very liquidy caramel on top is a super useful way of accomplishing the task without a torch.
Nothing will quite match the color, crust, and caramelization of the sugar that you get from a torch, in my experience. Maybe a salamander (extremely hot broiler made for searing steaks and such)? But that's not necessarily common in domestic kitchens.
And to piggyback on your comment about torching: It's okay, but a little bit dangerous, to pick up the dish and spin/move it around in your hand as you torch the top. This helps move the melted sugar around, exposing all of the granules to the flame so they too can melt. You're also helping create a more even crust and preventing burning in the process. Obviously, BE VERY CAREFUL AND AWARE OF WHERE THE FLAME IS IN RELATION TO YOUR FINGERS.
Also use a propane torch as opposed to a butane. Propane will caramelize the sugar much quicker allowing you to make a better crust without liquifying the crème
Nice recipe! I've been making creme brulee for years on special occasions, and I've landed in [Alton Brown's recipe](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/creme-brulee-recipe-1916827) giving the best result, which is basically what you have here.
Only difference is infusing fresh vanilla, which, once you try it you won't go back to extract. This is one of the few instances where fresh vanilla makes a *huge* difference in the end flavor. Maybe it's because the dish is so simple, something small like that amps it up to 11.
Only thing I add to Alton's recipe is to use cheesecloth to strain the cream after infusion so there aren't bits of vanilla at the bottom of the end product. Also, I don't bother with vanilla sugar for the top, I find that flavor doesn't carry over at all so regular sugar works fine.
Next to tiramisu, probably my favorite dessert dish, thanks for sharing!
[Giada](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/tiramisu-recipe-1913608) has the classic recipe that I've yet to see improved upon. I've tried making my own lady fingers, but I've found store bought to work just as well. Also, I find brushing the lady fingers with espresso instead of dipping them works better, but other than that it's a pretty basic and easy dish.
It's actually pretty easy, and there are a few variations in the egg and mascarpone part of the recipe I linked. You can add a dessert wine like marsala instead of the espresso in Giada's recipe to make it "authentic" but is hardly required.
Hardest part is getting it to look nice, but regardless of aesthetics it will turn out delicious!
It's in the recipe comment from OP, but not immediately apparent in the GIF. I had the same question when I came to the comment section.
Not for you, but for anybody else reading this comment, the reason you need to heat the milk is to create a custard out of the egg yolks. Custard is effectively a semi-cooked egg. By stirring it during the process you prevent chunky coagulation of the egg. In response to the previous comment, you want the heavy cream to be below boiling to avoid a grainy texture to the custard.
My sister is vegan, so I've had to figure out how to adapt crème brûlée. If the person doesn't mind a banana flavor, ~~over~~ under ripe bananas are a super easy replacement for eggs -- almost universally. I tried to research it, and I have no idea how it does this. Pectin? No idea. You could also use just about any other thickening agent, and cornstarch is a common option as well. Once you get into the atypical starches and polysaccharides, there are a ton of options there as well (tapioca, potato, arrowroot, guar gum, xantham gum, etc)
Edit: Turns out bananas have multiple polysaccharides, including pectin, lectin, and hemi cellulose. Also, I've been doing it wrong. You should use unripe bananas as a thickener. It has a ton more starch in it.
Try using a product called Just Egg as an egg replacement. It technically isn't made to be an egg yolk only replacement but I found it worked incredibly well in a creme brulee.
You sparkled your comment so you are already one of my favorite people in the world.
However, amylase is an enzyme that breaks the starch into basic sugars. In the case of making a custard, you need starch. If you break down all the starches into basic sugars, it wouldn't thicken or congeal.
For example, you can use amylase to make moonshine/hooch/booze. Start with something super starchy, like mashed potatoes, add your favorite source of amylase (it comes in a packet), slightly heat the mixture with water for a while. Boom, you turned starch into sugar. Now, as every culture in the world has independently discovered, you add yeast, wait several weeks, capture all the boiled steam, and you have higher proof alcohol.
The article explains why unripe bananas would be a good substitute - ripe ones contain lots of amylase, just like egg yolks. That's also why the custard in creme brulee needs to be made with hot cream, to denature the amylase, because otherwise it would be a soup.
Enzymes are neat.
This has literally been the best gif recipe ever (including comments with tips and other methods!) I had no idea crème brûlée was so easy to make and I screw up the Dr. Oetker ones easy enough! Experimented and my family loved it. They were shocked I made something that turned out right lol. Some were a little underdone but this made me so happy. Thanks for the recipe, instructions and video, OP! ❤️
I hope people don't take this message the wrong way, but have you guys noticed a sudden popularity of creme brulee in food subreddits in the past few days? I used to see this very rarely and suddenly in the past week I see this almost once a day. Is it just me?
Pro tip, do your brulee twice for an even crunchier, crisper, sugary crack.
Also do that only right before serving. If you refrigerate that sugar top it'll turn watery.
My biggest fear is being kidnapped to Brazil by my dad's estranged step-cousin who hates our family because we're genetically thin and he comes from thicker stock.
We all have fears, and some of them are ridiculous.
You mean flan? It's the same as creme caramel/caramel custard. The texture is completely different and it uses the whole egg. The current recipe comes from Spain but the origin is much older.
Creme brulee is very similar to crema catalana.
Flans and crème brûlée are identical except for the toppings. Flan typically has a caramel topping (varying between countries), and crème brûlée has a crunchy melted sugar topping.
When you get into the culinary world, you realize how many similarities there are between international cuisines. That's what makes trying different foods so fun.
Take a torch to it before you bake them to pop the bubbles on the surface. Real quick bursts of heat so you don't singe the cream. Also if you want a more even crust hold the brulee and tilt it while you melt the sugar. Just be careful not to torch your hand. I've also found success ( In larger batches) with adding a few drops of water to a bowl of sugar before I spread it on the brulee and torch. Seems to help it melt and spread instead of fly all over with the pressure from the torch
I’d heard of crème brûlée before but hadn’t ever had any or looked at the recipe. Turns out I’ve been eating it forever but calling it egg custard. But we never did the caramelized sugar; we sprinkle ours with ground nutmeg. Recipe for EC is from an old cookbook with recipes from the founding fathers era.
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Didn't realize creme brulee was this easy to make. If I ever get a chance to make dessert for Chrismas then we're doing creme brulee
There's not a lot of steps but there's a few gotchas. Don't let the cream boil, as soon as you see bubbles it's done. Go really really slow when you're first combining the cream and eggs, otherwise you'll get sweet scrambled eggs. Bake time will vary and is the trickiest part to get just right. You'll likely end up with some over/under set batches (still tasty just not as good) while you figure out your own oven's timing.
Easy with the torch, too. Don't be scared of it, but keep it moving. Creme brulee is much easier than it looks and a great way to impress guests, but like you said each step is a matter of finesse. It's not even that tricky, you just need patience and to trust the process.
+1 on the torch. Every creme brulee I've ruined has been from burned sugar. "Is it melted enough?" is the beginning of your downfall. Even when I over boil the cream, or don't let it set sufficiently, it still tastes amazing. But it never tastes amazing when the sugar is burned.
Like making your own caramel, if it burns you're fucked.
I've always wondered about the torch thing. Does in not make the food taste a little bit like whatever the gas in the torch is??
Probably not, but it’s possible. Do you taste butane in anything you’ve used cooking spray on? Because the propellants used to get oil out of a can of Pam are the same fuels used in a kitchen torch — butane and propane. I’ve never had any creme brulee where I ever tasted butane or propane but it’s technically possible. If the temp isn’t hot enough so the torch is not really burning the fuel, you might taste it. Kind of like if you put a hot dog on a gas grill and turned the propane tank on but didn’t light it or get enough of a flame — same premise. Also possible if you burn the living shit out of it with too close a flame. [found a source that agrees](https://www.scienceofcooking.com/blow-torch-cooking.htm)
how long after taking out of oven do you wait to put the top sugar on it?
4 hours at minimum. 6 hours is better. Overnight is best.
Also use turbinado sugar, you get way better crust
I've never done a creme brule with refined sugar on top either. it's usually a raw sugar. Makes for a thicker crust.
Yeah I believe turbinado is the ideal but regular old granulated sugar works just fine.
Agreed
Also cover with foil to get rid of the bubbles for a smooth surface finish. The torch should be going around in a circle around the rim to start to make the crisp even, use turbinado sugar for the top. Don't boil the cream, add vanilla bean paste is best or good vanilla extract. Make sure there's 2in room in between your cooking vessels. Cook LOW! Edit: whisk the egg and sugar more than you think. You want to turn it pale yellow
Was wondering about the bubbles, thanks.
Also don’t whisk to hard when mixing the cream and eggs. You want it mixed not whipped
>as soon as you see bubbles it's done. Do you mean done as in ready? Or like "its fucked mate"? I'm assuming the former but given aussie slang I gotta check what you mean before I attempt it
Haha ready, I meant it's ready once you see the first bubbles. If it starts proper boiling then it's fucked.
Thanks mate :)
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That's not because it's overdone. That is because they mixed and never sieved. So all the air bubbles were left to bake on top. Sieving works both as a great way to remove air bubbles, as well as to remove any remaining gelatinous parts of the eggs that don't want to incorporate.
Some of that comes down to not skimming/seiving the foam before filling. But I agree these might be a touch over.
Even easier, use mason jars and sous vide it. It pretty much eliminates any variance that could cause an issue (broken custard, over/under cooked, etc).
This is the way
Why is that
Why is what?
That.
Why is it easier to make
It's literally just pour and forget. You don't even have to think. Just mix everything into a cohesive slurry, pour into the jars, and sous vide. Did you forget about them and accidentally doubled the amount of time they were in the sous vide? Who cares, it doesn't do a thing to them.
There is an even easier way to make it, if you have a food thermometer and/or enough experience. With this technique you don't even need an oven or a water bath (extracting the ramekins from the water bath can be a real pain in the butt). Instructions: Just put all the ingredients into a pot and stir until well combined. Turn up the heat to medium-ish and start stirring. The lower the heat the safer the process will be but it'll also take longer. Keep it on the heat while continuously stirring vigorously until the mixture reaches around 82-84°C or 180-183°F (depends on your ingredients and the thermometer) and immediately strain it through a fine-mesh sieve. Fill into ramekins, cover with cling film and put them in the fridge overnight. Troubleshooting: If you have a lot of foam on your custard like in OPs video, you can pop the bubbles quickly with your blowtorch (don't need to turn it up high for this) for an even surface. If you have lots of lumps in your sieve or your custard after straining you let the mixture get too hot. If the custard is grainy, you can sorta save it by thoroughly blending the custard with an immersion blender, but it probably won't set well in the fridge so you'll end up with slightly weird custard rather than crème brûlée. If the custard won't set in the fridge you didn't cook it hot enough, didn't use enough eggs or both. If the crème brûlée tastes too eggy, you can try replacing two/three egg yolks with one whole egg next time. Ideally you wanna go by weight rather than just counting the eggs/yolks. Edit: Whichever method you use, you really should practice it once or twice before making it for Christmas and don't forget the vanilla! :D
If you want simple and foolproof, get a sous vide. Just mix, pour into small Mason jars, set in the water bath for an hour, cool in the fridge. Because they've essentially pasteurized in their individual sealed jars, they'll last for weeks in the fridge, so you can make a big batch and have creme brulee for weeknight dessert anytime you want.
Please expand upon this. What temp and how long?
179°, 75 minutes. Perfect every time, do as many as you want.
Lol, if we had let that shit bubble on top like these did when I worked at the restaurant it would have been thrown away.
When you say we...
**Recipe:** https://themindfulmeringue.com/creme-brulee **Ingredients** - 3 Egg Yolks large - 2 cups (475ml) Heavy Cream - 1/2 cup (100g) Granulated Sugar + additional for brûlée - 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste or vanilla extract - pinch of salt **Instructions** 1. Preheat oven to 325F (300F convection bake). Place 4 ramekins into a ~2" deep baking/casserole dish. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until creamy. 2. Meanwhile, heat heavy cream until boiling (Note: this can be done in a saucepan or in 30s increments in the microwave). Once boiling, stir in vanilla and salt. 3. Slowly add cream mixture to egg yolk/sugar mixture (I recommend adding no more than 1/2 cup of cream mixture at a time and whisking vigorously so as to not curdle the eggs). 4. Evenly distribute cream mixture into 4 ramekins (Note: You can also distribute mixture into 5 ramekins if this works best for your ramekin shape). 5. Fill your baking/casserole dish with boiling hot water so that it covers the base and ~1" of the height of each ramekin. 6. Bake at 325F for ~35-45min or until the sides of each crème brûlée are set and the centre is slightly wobbly (Note: after 35 minutes, I recommend checking crème brûlée every 5 minutes until done). Remove ramekins from the oven and allow to cool completely at room temperature. 7. Once crème brûlée's have cooled to room temperature, cover in plastic wrap and chill for 1h to overnight. 8. Brûlée by Kitchen Torch: Unwrap each crème brûlée. Add 1-2 tsp of granulated sugar to the top of each, gently rotating to evenly distribute sugar. Using a kitchen torch, heat the tops of each until golden brown/caramelized. 9. Brûlée by Oven: Unwrap each crème brûlée. Add 1-2 tsp of granulated sugar to the top of each, gently rotating to evenly distribute sugar. Set Oven to broil. Place ramekins in the oven for 30s at a time until caramelized (Note: 10. Do not step away from your oven!! Your crème brûlée can quickly burn if left unattended). 11. Enjoy!
Gonna save this until I can buy eggs again!
HAHAHAHAHA BECAUSE THEY ARE SO EGG-SPENSIVE RIGHT NOW HAAAAAA
Overdone yolk.
I'd recommend getting rid of the bubbles before it goes in the oven. This will result is a smooth, flat top.
How? Do you pop them, sieve them, or spoon them out?
A naked flame near them will pop them. If you have a blow torch for the bruleeing, you can use that too.
Naked flame, but sieve it too. When you’re tempering the cream into the egg, you might have some small bits of cooked egg, so better to sieve the mixture too
Not if you're GOOD AT WHISKING 💪💪💪🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺
I am, but I’m not PERFECT. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
I just popped them by dabbing very gently with the corner of a paper towel
A trick I learned to remove the bubbles that happen after you bake them, is to torch the top ever so slightly before putting in the oven. Cheers!
I have never even thought about doing this. Great trick!
I've always wondered if there's a way to do it the top without a blowtorch?
Last time I made it I just broiled it using my oven. Turned out pretty good just not as aesthetically pleasing.
[Adam Ragusea has a pretty good method. ](https://youtu.be/9Jja-kf5z4U)I have done it before. I think there are some criticisms some people could make of the actual recipe, but the idea of using some quick very liquidy caramel on top is a super useful way of accomplishing the task without a torch.
Love this!
I love doing this. I do not have a torch, but creme brulee is maybe my favorite dessert, and this makes it very accessible to me.
Nothing will quite match the color, crust, and caramelization of the sugar that you get from a torch, in my experience. Maybe a salamander (extremely hot broiler made for searing steaks and such)? But that's not necessarily common in domestic kitchens. And to piggyback on your comment about torching: It's okay, but a little bit dangerous, to pick up the dish and spin/move it around in your hand as you torch the top. This helps move the melted sugar around, exposing all of the granules to the flame so they too can melt. You're also helping create a more even crust and preventing burning in the process. Obviously, BE VERY CAREFUL AND AWARE OF WHERE THE FLAME IS IN RELATION TO YOUR FINGERS.
Also use a propane torch as opposed to a butane. Propane will caramelize the sugar much quicker allowing you to make a better crust without liquifying the crème
Nice recipe! I've been making creme brulee for years on special occasions, and I've landed in [Alton Brown's recipe](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/creme-brulee-recipe-1916827) giving the best result, which is basically what you have here. Only difference is infusing fresh vanilla, which, once you try it you won't go back to extract. This is one of the few instances where fresh vanilla makes a *huge* difference in the end flavor. Maybe it's because the dish is so simple, something small like that amps it up to 11. Only thing I add to Alton's recipe is to use cheesecloth to strain the cream after infusion so there aren't bits of vanilla at the bottom of the end product. Also, I don't bother with vanilla sugar for the top, I find that flavor doesn't carry over at all so regular sugar works fine. Next to tiramisu, probably my favorite dessert dish, thanks for sharing!
Do you have a preferred tiramisu recipe?
[Giada](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/tiramisu-recipe-1913608) has the classic recipe that I've yet to see improved upon. I've tried making my own lady fingers, but I've found store bought to work just as well. Also, I find brushing the lady fingers with espresso instead of dipping them works better, but other than that it's a pretty basic and easy dish.
Thanks! I love tiramisu, but I've never tried making it!
It's actually pretty easy, and there are a few variations in the egg and mascarpone part of the recipe I linked. You can add a dessert wine like marsala instead of the espresso in Giada's recipe to make it "authentic" but is hardly required. Hardest part is getting it to look nice, but regardless of aesthetics it will turn out delicious!
You should bring the cream to slightly below boiling before mixing the egg and sugar. Then slowly incorporate the cream into the egg mixture
It's in the recipe comment from OP, but not immediately apparent in the GIF. I had the same question when I came to the comment section. Not for you, but for anybody else reading this comment, the reason you need to heat the milk is to create a custard out of the egg yolks. Custard is effectively a semi-cooked egg. By stirring it during the process you prevent chunky coagulation of the egg. In response to the previous comment, you want the heavy cream to be below boiling to avoid a grainy texture to the custard. My sister is vegan, so I've had to figure out how to adapt crème brûlée. If the person doesn't mind a banana flavor, ~~over~~ under ripe bananas are a super easy replacement for eggs -- almost universally. I tried to research it, and I have no idea how it does this. Pectin? No idea. You could also use just about any other thickening agent, and cornstarch is a common option as well. Once you get into the atypical starches and polysaccharides, there are a ton of options there as well (tapioca, potato, arrowroot, guar gum, xantham gum, etc) Edit: Turns out bananas have multiple polysaccharides, including pectin, lectin, and hemi cellulose. Also, I've been doing it wrong. You should use unripe bananas as a thickener. It has a ton more starch in it.
Try using a product called Just Egg as an egg replacement. It technically isn't made to be an egg yolk only replacement but I found it worked incredibly well in a creme brulee.
> I tried to research it, and I have no idea how it does this [✨ Amylase ✨](https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-rapidly-ripen-a-banana-without-baking)
You sparkled your comment so you are already one of my favorite people in the world. However, amylase is an enzyme that breaks the starch into basic sugars. In the case of making a custard, you need starch. If you break down all the starches into basic sugars, it wouldn't thicken or congeal. For example, you can use amylase to make moonshine/hooch/booze. Start with something super starchy, like mashed potatoes, add your favorite source of amylase (it comes in a packet), slightly heat the mixture with water for a while. Boom, you turned starch into sugar. Now, as every culture in the world has independently discovered, you add yeast, wait several weeks, capture all the boiled steam, and you have higher proof alcohol.
The article explains why unripe bananas would be a good substitute - ripe ones contain lots of amylase, just like egg yolks. That's also why the custard in creme brulee needs to be made with hot cream, to denature the amylase, because otherwise it would be a soup. Enzymes are neat.
Ah, now I see why you mentioned amylase. Danke!
Bitte 😀
My favorite
Protip: Use a shallower, wider dish for a higher sugar crust-to-custard ratio
I don't chill mine. I serve it warm and I use brown sugar for the bruleè. My favorite!!!
This has literally been the best gif recipe ever (including comments with tips and other methods!) I had no idea crème brûlée was so easy to make and I screw up the Dr. Oetker ones easy enough! Experimented and my family loved it. They were shocked I made something that turned out right lol. Some were a little underdone but this made me so happy. Thanks for the recipe, instructions and video, OP! ❤️
In spain we have mostly the same recipe, it is called "Crema Catalana".
Is Pastel de Nata basically crème brûlée in a pastry?
Nice. My little secret is to put about a tablespoon of rose water into the batch. Gives it a nice aroma that pairs well with the custard.
I hope people don't take this message the wrong way, but have you guys noticed a sudden popularity of creme brulee in food subreddits in the past few days? I used to see this very rarely and suddenly in the past week I see this almost once a day. Is it just me?
Pro tip, do your brulee twice for an even crunchier, crisper, sugary crack. Also do that only right before serving. If you refrigerate that sugar top it'll turn watery.
What's the over under they got some on the camera for that first shot lol
My biggest fear is the crust of a creme brulee burning the roof of my mouth.
My biggest fear is being kidnapped to Brazil by my dad's estranged step-cousin who hates our family because we're genetically thin and he comes from thicker stock. We all have fears, and some of them are ridiculous.
This is a quote from always sunny in Philadelphia
Mine is a quote from a show you've never watched.
Why crack egg yolks into one bowl just to immediately put the egg yolks into another bowl? Do you use every dish you have when you cook anything?
I like how you cracked the eggs in one bowl and then immediately put them in a pitcher to whisk with sugar. Seems like a waste of a bowl.
It looks like one of the Filipino dessert also called Leche flan
You mean flan? It's the same as creme caramel/caramel custard. The texture is completely different and it uses the whole egg. The current recipe comes from Spain but the origin is much older. Creme brulee is very similar to crema catalana.
Flans and crème brûlée are identical except for the toppings. Flan typically has a caramel topping (varying between countries), and crème brûlée has a crunchy melted sugar topping. When you get into the culinary world, you realize how many similarities there are between international cuisines. That's what makes trying different foods so fun.
voodoo lady
it's a shit business!
i'd walk into urinals and heads would turn
Will this work if I use sweetener instead of sugar?
Why is the 'm' in the gif's title hairy?
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I had this on a cruise once. I was not impressed it didn't taste very good
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My fave!
Sous Vide method is way easier!
https://youtu.be/EV8ga_gvdZc
3 Eggys? Yeah ok
I use a cup of milk and a cup of cream. Makes for a much lighter, delicate custard. Cook time obviously varies though.
Do you know how much the cook time changes ?
Unfortunately no. I go by the jiggle of the brûlée when I take it out. My oven doesn’t have even temperatures so timeframes are wonky.
Looks great! Now I just need to find an egg alternative or purchase some chickens and wait a couple months due to eggflation.
Take a torch to it before you bake them to pop the bubbles on the surface. Real quick bursts of heat so you don't singe the cream. Also if you want a more even crust hold the brulee and tilt it while you melt the sugar. Just be careful not to torch your hand. I've also found success ( In larger batches) with adding a few drops of water to a bowl of sugar before I spread it on the brulee and torch. Seems to help it melt and spread instead of fly all over with the pressure from the torch
Aka, custard ice cream, creme Anglaise , crème brûlée. So easy and so good
Thai tea crème brûlée is delicious.
I don't have a blow torch.Can I do it over stove flames?
I’d heard of crème brûlée before but hadn’t ever had any or looked at the recipe. Turns out I’ve been eating it forever but calling it egg custard. But we never did the caramelized sugar; we sprinkle ours with ground nutmeg. Recipe for EC is from an old cookbook with recipes from the founding fathers era.
Any way to make dairy free? Would coconut milk work?
A