Recipes / Desserts & Baking / Creme Brulee
Creme Brulee
Silky vanilla custard hides beneath a shatteringly crisp layer of caramelized sugar in this French classic that is far easier to make at home than it looks.
Why You'll Love This
- Elegant restaurant-style dessert made at home
- Contrast of crisp caramel and silky custard
- Make-ahead custard, torched fresh before serving
Ingredients
- 2 cupsheavy cream
- 1/2 cupwhole milk
- 1vanilla bean, split, or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 5large egg yolks
- 1/2 cupgranulated sugar
- pinchsalt
- 6 tablespoonsturbinado or granulated sugar, for topping
- 1/2 cupfresh berries, for garnish (optional)
Nutrition (estimated per serving)
Nutrition information is an estimate calculated from the ingredients listed and will vary based on the specific products used. It is not a substitute for advice from a nutrition professional.
Method
- Preheat the oven to 325 F and place 6 shallow 6-ounce ramekins in a large roasting pan.
The rest of this recipe is for members
Join Krista Denio Membership to unlock all 11 steps of this recipe, plus 105 more members-only recipes.
You Might Also Like
Pumpkin Pie
A silky, warmly spiced pumpkin custard filling in a flaky pastry crust makes this the quintessential holida...
Tiramisu
Layers of espresso-soaked ladyfingers and pillowy mascarpone cream dusted with cocoa make this Italian clas...
No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
Rich, creamy chocolate cheesecake filling sets in the refrigerator over a chocolate cookie crust, no oven r...
New York Cheesecake
Rich, dense, and impossibly creamy, this classic New York-style cheesecake with a buttery graham cracker cr...