Creme Brulee is a favorite dessert for my husband and me. We order it when we go out and we love it! Ordering it will no longer be necessary because I will be making them at home whenever we feel like giving in to our sweet cravings. We got a creme brulee set with a torch and ramekins about ten years ago, but it has been sitting in the box ever since. Once I found an incredibly easy Creme Brulee recipe at cd kitchen, I knew it was time to open the box and give the torch a try. It is absolutely going to be used, a lot! Easy Creme Brulee is not only super simple to make, but it is also unbelievably delicious. When my husband started eating it, he said, “OH MY GOD, this tastes like it is from a restaurant. You need to make this again, and put it on the blog!” It made me so happy to hear his reaction. I had to agree with him since I just ate one for lunch and knew how amazing it tasted. I did not use the tiny ramekins that came with the set, but big dishes from the dollar section at Target. I don’t think this size was meant for a single serving of Creme Brulee, but it didn’t stop me from eating the whole thing! My daughter had a couple bites of mine, but I basically ate it all by myself. It started out where I was just going to try it and have a couple bites to make sure it turned out good. Obviously it did since I ate the whole bowl in one sitting! That is how amazing this Creme Brulee tasted! Even if you don’t have a torch, you can still make this easy dessert and caramelize the sugar in the broiler. After reading many reviews from the original recipe, I modified the recipe and adjusted the oven temperature and time so my Easy Creme Brulee came out perfectly! Enjoy!
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 5 egg yolks
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- sugar (to sprinkle on top and caramelize)
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Combine cream, sugar, and vanilla in a microwavable bowl, mix together,and heat for 2 minutes
- Beat egg yolks until smooth, and stir into the cream mixture
- Pour into ramekins
- Place ramekins in a 9×13 baking dish
- Heat water in a pot, not quite to the boiling point, and pour into baking dish, half way up side of ramekins
- Bake at 325 for 1hour, 35 minutes (you can start checking at about an hour and ten minutes, every ten minutes, and you’ll know they’re done when you can stick a knife in one and it comes out clean)
- Remove the ramekins from the baking pan, set them on the counter, and let them cool for 15 minutes or so
- Put them in the refrigerator and let them chill overnight
- The next day, sprinkle a thin layer of sugar on the top of each (make sure it’s a THIN layer, but also make sure it completely covers the custard)
- Torch it, making sure you torch the entire top of the creme brulee to caramelize (melt and harden) the sugar (if you don’t have a torch, you can put them under the broiler for a minute or so
Hi Stacey The cream brulee sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing! Blessings from Bama!
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Thank you Bama Girl! We love this dessert!
You had me at creme brulee! My favorite dessert. Looks delicious!
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Thank you Kathy! It is super delicious!
Creme brulee is the best. It is relatively easy to make and tastes like heaven:) I think if a serving size is 1 bowl then you get to choose the size of the bowl
Thanks for the recipe!
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Thank you Wendy! I agree, a bowl is a bowl, no matter what size!
I am not sure where to start commenting! I think it is funny that your husband said to blog about it. I think it is great that he supports you like that. My family is the same way. I have wanted one of those torches, but now I don’t need one! I never thought to put it under the broiler!
Forgive me for taking so long to come and thank you for linking up to the In and Out of the Kitchen party. I have been on vacation and am playing catch up!
I look forward to seeing what you bring to the party next week!
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YUMMY! I love Creme Brulee!
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Hi Stacey, I saw your recipe via FB and had to come over! I was given a brulee torch for Christmas and I’ve been looking for a quick recipe, love the fact you can just heat the cream etc in the microwave (1 less pan to wash up!!!) Will be giving this a go in the next couple of weeks…can’t wait as it’s also a favourite in teh Lovefoodies house too
Thank you Lovefoodies! I can’t believe I took so long to use my torch. Let us know what you think when you try it!