Creme Brulee1h$6.15

Creme Brulee

Classic French baked custard for six ramekins, made with heavy cream, six large egg yolks, vanilla, and a thin caramelized sugar crust. The sugar crust is caramelized only after the custards are fully chilled.

20 min prep40 min cook6 servingshard
Cuisine
French
Energy
416 calories per serving
Protein
6 g per serving
Carbs
25.5 g per serving
Fat
31.7 g per serving
Sodium
145 mg per serving

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Vanilla extract

2 Teaspoon

Private Selection® Pure Vanilla Extract

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Heavy cream

2 Cup

Kroger® Heavy Whipping Cream Pint

Kroger1 pt
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Granulated sugar

10 Tablespoon

Dixie Crystals® Granulated Sugar

Dixie Crystals32 oz
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Large egg yolks, separated from 6 large whole eggs

6 Count

Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs

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Fine salt

0.13 Teaspoon

Kroger® Salt

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$1.03

per serving · 6 servings

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  • heavy cream-2 cups
  • large egg yolks-6 count
  • sugar-10 tablespoons
  • vanilla extract-2 teaspoons
  • fine salt-0.13 teaspoons
1
Preheat and set up the water bath
Oven
Kettle
Six 6-ounce ramekins
Baking dish for water bath

Preheat the oven to 325°F and set six ramekins in a baking dish. Heat a kettle of water until very hot.

Handle the kettle of very hot water slowly to avoid splashing.

2
Warm the cream
Medium saucepan

Warm the heavy cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat until steaming but not boiling, then remove from the heat.

Use caution around hot cream and steam to avoid burns.

2 Cup heavy cream
3
Whisk the yolk mixture
Mixing Bowl
Whisk

Whisk the 6 large egg yolks with the 1/2 cup granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and salt until smooth and slightly thickened.

Wash hands and tools after handling raw egg yolks.

6 Count egg yolks
8 Tablespoon sugar
2 Teaspoon vanilla extract
0.13 Teaspoon salt
4
Temper, strain, and portion
Whisk
Fine-mesh sieve
Six 6-ounce ramekins

Slowly whisk the warm cream into the yolk mixture to temper the eggs, then pour the custard through a fine-mesh sieve. Divide evenly among the six ramekins.

Add the warm cream gradually while whisking so the eggs do not scramble and the hot liquid does not splash.

2 Cup heavy cream
6 Count egg yolks
5
Bake in the water bath
Oven
Kettle
Six 6-ounce ramekins
Baking dish for water bath

Pour hot water into the baking dish until it reaches halfway up the ramekin sides. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers still have a slight jiggle.

Move the hot water bath slowly to prevent splashing, and use oven mitts when handling the baking dish.

6
Cool and chill
Six 6-ounce ramekins
Baking dish for water bath

Carefully remove the ramekins from the water bath and cool at room temperature for 1 hour. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours, until fully cold.

Use oven mitts when removing hot ramekins from the water bath.

7
Sugar the chilled custards
Six 6-ounce ramekins

Just before serving, uncover the chilled custards and sprinkle 1 teaspoon granulated sugar evenly over each top, making a thin, even sugar layer.

2 Tablespoon sugar
8
Torch the sugar crust
Kitchen torch

Caramelize the sugar with a kitchen torch until melted and amber, then let the crust harden for 2 minutes before serving.

Keep the kitchen torch pointed away from towels, paper, and your hands.

2 Tablespoon sugar
9

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