Do you crave a delectable dessert that captivates your senses and leaves you yearning for more? If so, then crème brûlée is the culinary gem you seek. This classic French dessert, meaning "burnt cream," is an extraordinary symphony of creamy custard encased in a golden-brown caramelized sugar crust. It is a treat that has tantalized taste buds for centuries and continues to enchant dessert enthusiasts worldwide. In this article, we will embark on a culinary journey to discover the secrets of crafting the perfect crème brûlée for two, ensuring an unforgettable dessert experience that will leave you and your loved one utterly spellbound.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
CREME BRULEE FOR TWO
Yummy, easy creme brulee for two. I wanted to find a good recipe for just the two of us, so I adapted recipes until I came up with this one. You can easily multiply the ingredients for more (but leave the vanilla extract at a teaspoon). Sinfully delicious served with sliced fresh strawberries on top. Hubby asks for more as soon as he sees the ramekins in the dish rack drying!
Provided by JennCal
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 2 ramekins, 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Heat heavy cream and 1/4 cup sugar over high heat until little bubbles form around the edges. Remove from heat.
- Whisk egg yolks and vanilla in a bowl, then add a tiny bit of cream mixture while whisking.
- Continue adding cream mixture bit by bit until gone. You don't want to add the hot cream mixture all at once because it'll cook the yolks.
- Pour into two creme brulee ramekins.
- Place ramekins in a baking dish with edges taller than the ramekins.
- Carefully pour enough water into the baking dish to halfway cover the sides of the ramekins. Be sure not to get water in the ramekins.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- Carefully remove from oven and let cool.
- Remove ramekins from baking dish, cover with clear wrap, and refrigerate for at least 3-4 hours.
- When ready to serve, sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon of sugar evenly over each ramekin, and torch in slow, steady circles until sugar caramelizes.
CREME BRULEE
Make Alton Brown's foolproof Creme Brulee recipe, a French classic with vanilla bean and caramelized sugar, from Good Eats on Food Network.
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories dessert
Time 3h30m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Place the cream, vanilla bean and its pulp 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. Remove the vanilla bean and reserve for another use.
- 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. Pour the liquid into 6 (7 to 8-ounce) ramekins. Place the ramekins into a large cake pan or roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake just until the creme brulee is set, but still trembling in the center, approximately 40 to 45 minutes.
- Remove the ramekins from the roasting pan and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days. 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 vanilla sugar equally among the 6 dishes and spread evenly on top. Using a torch, melt the sugar and form a crispy top. Allow the creme brulee to sit for at least 5 minutes before serving.
SIMPLE CREME BRULEE DESSERT
Rich, creamy creme brulee should still be jiggly in the center when you pull it out of the oven.
Provided by sous-chef-jason
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 3h15m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Whisk 3 tablespoons sugar and cream in a microwave-safe bowl until well combined; heat the mixture in microwave until warm, 1 to 2 minutes, and whisk again to dissolve sugar. Whisk in egg yolks and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Pour cream mixture into 2 ramekins. Set ramekins into a roasting pan and pour in enough hot water to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
- Bake in the preheated oven until creme desserts are set but still slightly jiggly when shaken, about 50 minutes. Remove ramekins from hot water and chill in refrigerator until cold, at least 2 hours.
- Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar evenly over the top of each dessert. Use a kitchen torch to lightly toast and melt the sugar topping until brown and bubbly, about 30 seconds. Let the sugar topping cool before serving. To serve, use a spoon to crack the crisp sugar open to reveal the creamy dessert underneath.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 612 calories, Carbohydrate 35.5 g, Cholesterol 470.3 mg, Fat 50.6 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 29.8 g, Sodium 57.2 mg, Sugar 31.6 g
CREME BRULEE
This is a very nice dessert to serve when entertaining. Delicious served over mangos sprinkled with rum, or strawberries with Grand Marnier® or Cointreau®.
Provided by COOKALOT
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 2h40m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Beat egg yolks, 4 tablespoons white sugar and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until thick and creamy.
- Pour cream into a saucepan and stir over low heat until it almost comes to boil. Remove the cream from heat immediately. Stir cream into the egg yolk mixture; beat until combined.
- Pour cream mixture into the top pan of a double boiler. Stir over simmering water until mixture lightly coats the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes. Remove mixture from heat immediately and pour into a shallow heat-proof dish.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to broil.
- In a small bowl combine remaining 2 tablespoons white sugar and brown sugar. Sift this mixture evenly over custard. Place dish under broiler until sugar melts, about 2 minutes. Watch carefully so as not to burn.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool. Refrigerate until custard is set again.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 561.4 calories, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 416.7 mg, Fat 50.1 g, Protein 5.8 g, SaturatedFat 29.3 g, Sodium 55.3 mg, Sugar 20.4 g
MAPLE CREME BRULEE FOR TWO
While most recipes for creme brulee are heavy on granulated sugar, this one uses real maple syrup. It's rich and delicious and serves two, so no temptation to over-indulge. (Of course, feel free to double or triple the recipe to feed guests!)
Provided by GinaStudySmart
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Use a 2 cup measure to measure and combine all ingredients except sugar in the order listed.
- Pour mixture into two ramekins or custard cups.
- Place ramekins into loaf pan.
- Pour very hot water into the loaf pan, about halfway up the ramekins.
- Place loaf pan in preheated 300 degree oven.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes until mostly set.
- Cool and chill thoroughly.
- Sprinkle each ramekin with 1 tsp raw (or regular) granulated sugar.
- Brulee with a kitchen torch until brown and melty on top.
- Enjoy immediately!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 407.3, Fat 28.8, SaturatedFat 16.1, Cholesterol 358.2, Sodium 39.6, Carbohydrate 33.2, Sugar 28.2, Protein 5.3
CLASSIC CREME BRULEE
My favorite dessert is this creme brulee recipe. Recently I was at a party where the guests finished off their own desserts "broiling" the sugar on their portions with a small torch. What a great idea! -Joylyn Trickel, Helendale, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine the cream, egg yolks and sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture reaches 160° or is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Stir in vanilla. , Transfer to eight 6-oz. ramekins or custard cups. Place cups in a baking pan; add 1 in. of boiling water to pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until centers are just set (mixture will jiggle). Remove ramekins from water bath; cool for 10 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours., One hour before serving, place custards on a baking sheet. Sprinkle each with 1-2 teaspoons brown sugar. Broil 8 in. from the heat for 4-7 minutes or until sugar is caramelized. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 551 calories, Fat 50g fat (29g saturated fat), Cholesterol 402mg cholesterol, Sodium 53mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 6g protein.
3-INGREDIENT EASY CREME BRULEE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: vanilla ice cream, egg yolk, sugar
Provided by Rie McClenny
Categories Desserts
Yield 1 serving
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325˚F (160˚C).
- Scoop the ice cream in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave the ice cream for 30 to 40 seconds or until completely melted. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Add the egg yolk into the melted ice cream and whisk well.
- Pour the mixture into a ramekin. Place the ramekin in a pan. Pour hot water into the pan to come roughly halfway up the sides of the ramekin.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes. The crème brûlée should be set, but still a little jiggly in the middle. Remove the ramekins from the roasting pan, allow to cool to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, and up to 3 days.
- Remove the crème brûlée from the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before browning the sugar on top.
- Sprinkle a tablespoon of sugar on top of each crème brûlée. Using a torch, melt the sugar to for a crispy top. If you don't have a torch, you can broil the crème brûlée to melt the sugar. Keep an eye on it, to make sure you don't over cook it. Allow the crème brûlée to sit for at least 5 minutes before serving.
- You can also make various flavor by using different ice cream flavors. If you are using flavored ice cream, use 1 egg instead of 1 yolk.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 344 calories, Carbohydrate 34 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 12 grams, Sugar 31 grams
HOMEMADE CRèME BRûLéE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: heavy cream, vanilla extract, egg yolks, sugar, ramekins
Provided by Tucker Iida
Categories Desserts
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat heavy cream and vanilla extract in a sauce pan until hot, but not boiling.
- In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks and half of sugar until well mixed. Pour in the hot cream gradually, mixing continually.
- Pour hot water into a large roasting pan. Place six ramekins into the pan (the water should come roughly halfway up the sides of the ramekins).
- Pour the egg mixture into the ramekins and bake at 325˚F (165˚C) for 45 - 50 minutes. The crème brûlée should be set, but still a little jiggly in the middle.
- Remove the ramekins from the roasting pan, allow to cool to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least two hours and up to three days.
- Remove the crème brûlée from the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before browning the sugar on top. Spread a tablespoon of sugar on top of each crème brûlée.
- Using a torch, melt the sugar to for a crispy top. If you don't have a torch, you can broil the crème brûlée to melt the sugar. Keep an eye on it, to make sure you don't over cook it. Allow the crème brûlée to sit for at least five minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 747 calories, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 75 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 13 grams, Sugar 29 grams
Tips:
- Use a heavy saucepan to evenly distribute heat and prevent scorching.
- Stir the custard constantly to prevent curdling.
- Strain the custard through a fine-mesh sieve to remove any lumps.
- Cover the custard with plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent a skin from forming.
- Bake the custard in a water bath to create a creamy, smooth texture.
- Chill the custard for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.
- Use a kitchen torch to caramelize the sugar on top of the custard just before serving.
Conclusion:
With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of patience, you can create a delicious and elegant crème brûlée that is perfect for any occasion. Whether you are serving it to friends and family or enjoying it as a special treat for yourself, this classic French dessert is sure to impress. So next time you are looking for a dessert that is both delicious and impressive, give crème brûlée a try. You won't be disappointed!
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