Indulge in a culinary masterpiece with our collection of crème brûlée recipes, featuring the classic rendition and an exquisite Amaretto-infused variation. These delectable desserts offer a symphony of textures and flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. The velvety custard base, perfectly balanced between richness and sweetness, is encased in a crisp, caramelized sugar topping that shatters upon the first delightful bite. Let your palate embark on a journey as you explore the nuances of each recipe, from the simplicity of the traditional crème brûlée to the nutty, almond-infused elegance of the Amaretto crème brûlée. Whether you are a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, these recipes will guide you through the process of creating these culinary gems, ensuring a delightful and rewarding experience. Prepare to impress your family and friends with these exceptional crème brûlée creations that will undoubtedly become your go-to dessert recipes.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
AMARETTO CRèME BRûLéE
A gourmet dessert that's surprisingly easy to make, this version is a rich blend of amaretto, cream, egg yolks, and other flavorings.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 5h45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Place six 6-oz. oval or round ramekins or custard cups in 13x9-inch pan. In medium bowl, combine egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar; beat with wire whisk until light and fluffy. Add whipping cream, amaretto, vanilla and salt; mix well.
- Strain mixture into 4-cup measuring cup or another medium bowl. Pour about 1/2 cup mixture into each ramekin. Pour hot water into pan until halfway up sides of ramekins. Cover loosely with foil.
- Bake at 350°F. for 40 to 50 minutes or until edges are set but center still jiggles slightly when gently shaken. Remove ramekins from water bath; place on wire racks to cool for 30 minutes. Pour out water from pan.
- Transfer ramekins to same pan. Cover; refrigerate at least 3 hours or up to 24 hours before serving.
- Sprinkle each ramekin with 1 teaspoon sugar. Watching constantly, broil custards 4 to 6 inches from heat for 1 to 4 minutes or until sugar bubbles and is caramelized. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 3 hours to harden topping.
- Just before serving, sprinkle toasted almonds over chilled crème brûlée. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 420, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 300 mg, Fat 6, Fiber 0 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 17 g, ServingSize 1/6 of Recipe, Sodium 85 mg, Sugar 26 g
SIMPLE CREME BRULEE
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a medium sauce pan, heat the cream and vanilla to a simmer. Remove pan from heat and let sit for 10 minutes. In a bowl whisk together the sugar and yolks until they are a pale yellow. Whisk cream into the egg mixture and pour into 6 flameproof custard dishes.
- Place dishes in a large flameproof baking dish lined with a towel. Pour boiling water into baking dish so that it comes to half way up the custard dishes. Bake for 30 minutes or until custard is firm but still wiggles. Chill for at least one hour. Top with brown sugar in an even layer and place under broiler until sugar melts and bubbles. Serve at room temperature.
AMARETTO CREME BRULEE
Provided by Darry
Time 2h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place 1 ts brown sugar in each custard cup; set aside. Combine condensed milk and water, stirring well; set aside. Beat eggs in large mixing bowl until frothy; gradually add milk mixture, mixing well; Stir in Amaretto. Pour mixture into custard cups. Place cups in 13"x9"x2" baking pans. Pour hot water into pans to a depth of 1" and bake 50 minutes, until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Remove cups from water, cool, and chill. To serve, loosen edges of custard with spatula; quickly invert onto dessert plates. Garnish with whipped cream and almonds and drizzle with Amaretto, if desired.
AMARETTO CRèME BRûLéE
An amaretto crème brûlée with eggs, cream, sugar, and almond extract. Garnish this easy dessert with a sprig of mint.
Provided by Diana Rattray
Categories Dessert
Time 4h40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients. Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a saucepan, bring cream, amaretto, and almond extract to a boil.
- Meanwhile, whisk egg yolks with 1/2 cup granulated sugar. Slowly whisk the hot cream into the egg yolk mixture until well blended, gradually adding the hot liquid so the eggs don't cook.
- Place 6 to 8 shallow individual 6- to 8-ounce baking dishes in a large baking or roasting pan.
- Pour cream mixture into the baking dishes. Pour boiling water into the baking dish to about halfway up the small baking dishes.
- Carefully place the pan in the oven. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the centers barely move. You may have to adjust the baking time, depending on the size/depth of the baking dishes.
- Cool the crème brûlée, then chill for about 4 to 6 hours or overnight.
- Sprinkle each crème brûlée with 2 to 3 teaspoons of sugar.
- Carefully torch to melt the sugar, moving and taking care not to burn. Or, place under the broiler, turning and watching very closely, until sugar turns a darker brown, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. A cooking torch is good to have if you make this often. You have much more control on melting the sugar, which forms the famous crust.
- Top each crème brûlée with a sprig of mint and sliced toasted almonds if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 410 kcal, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 244 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 20 g, Sodium 71 mg, Sugar 21 g, Fat 33 g, ServingSize 6 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
CRèME BRûLéE
Julia Child believed that every woman should own a blowtorch. If you've lucky enough to have one, it will come in handy for this easy crème brulee recipe. And, if not, the broiler is a great stand-in for a handy-dandy blowtorch.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 7h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. In 13x9-inch pan, place 4 (6-oz) ceramic ramekins. In small bowl, slightly beat egg yolks with wire whisk. In large bowl, stir whipping cream, 1/3 cup granulated sugar and the vanilla until well mixed. Add egg yolks; beat with wire whisk until evenly colored and well blended. Pour cream mixture evenly into ramekins.
- Carefully place pan with ramekins in oven. Pour enough boiling water into pan, being careful not to splash water into ramekins, until water covers two-thirds of the height of the ramekins.
- Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until top is light golden brown and sides are set (centers will be jiggly).
- Using tongs or grasping tops of ramekins with pot holder, carefully transfer ramekins to cooling rack. Cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours but no longer than 48 hours.
- Uncover ramekins; gently blot any liquid from tops of custards with paper towel. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons granulated sugar over each chilled custard. Holding kitchen torch 3 to 4 inches from custard, caramelize sugar on each custard by heating with torch about 2 minutes, moving flame continuously over sugar in circular motion, until sugar is melted and light golden brown. (To caramelize sugar in the broiler, see Broiler Directions below.) Serve immediately, or refrigerate up to 8 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 540, Carbohydrate 30 g, Cholesterol 440 mg, Fat 7, Fiber 0 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 25 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 55 mg, Sugar 29 g, TransFat 1 g
EASY CREME BRULEE
Make and share this Easy Creme Brulee recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Gillian Spence
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
- Whisk the cream, egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Mix it all up until it gets nice and creamy.
- Pour this mixture into 4 ramekins (those little ceramic dishes).
- Place the ramekins in a baking pan. Fill the baking pan with hot water, about halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Place the pan with the ramekins in the oven for 45 minutes to an hour or so. After 45 minutes or so check them every ten minutes. 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.
- Sprinkle a thin layer of the light brown sugar on the top of each. Make sure it's a THIN layer, but also make sure it completely covers the custard. Now torch it! Or, if you don't have a torch, you can put them under the broiler for a minute or so.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 682.7, Fat 49.1, SaturatedFat 29.2, Cholesterol 370.5, Sodium 62.6, Carbohydrate 56.4, Sugar 52.3, Protein 5.5
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
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
AMARETTO CRèME BRûLéE
Make and share this Amaretto Crème Brûlée recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Dessert
Time 1h35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Position oven rack in the center of oven; preheat oven to 325°; lightly butter or spray the ramekins.
- In a saucepan, combine the cream, sugar, salt, and almond paste; heat gently over low heat, stirring and mashing the almond paste against the side of the pan until it melts, about 8 minutes (do not let mixture boil); remove from heat.
- In a bowl, beat the egg yolks and Amaretto; whisk ¼ of the cream mixture into the egg mixture, then slowly whisk the egg mixture into the cream mixture.
- Set ramekins in a large baking pan lined with a dish towel.
- Ladle the cream mixture into the ramekins.
- Place the pan on the oven rack and carefully pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
- Bake, uncovered, until the cremes are just barely set, about 30-35 minutes.
- Remove the baking pan from oven; using a dish towel, carefully remove the ramekins from the hot water and cool to room temperature on a baking rack.
- Cover the ramekins with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve, place the oven rack in the 2nd-highest position and preheat the broiler.
- Remove the chilled cremes from the refrigerator, uncover, and gently blot any moisture on the surface with a paper towel.
- Sprinkle each one evenly with 2 teaspoons of dried brown sugar.
- Set the ramekins on a baking sheet and slide it under the broiler; broil, watching constantly and rotating the pan for even caramelization, until the tops are bubbling and a rich brown, about 2-3 minutes, depending on the intensity of the heat.
- **OR, you may use a torch instead, be very careful as the sugar may spatter because of the alcohol in the creme mixture.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 918.5, Fat 71.9, SaturatedFat 38.2, Cholesterol 623.4, Sodium 82.6, Carbohydrate 61.8, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 53.3, Protein 11
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients for the best results.
- Make sure the ramekins are heatproof and oven-safe.
- Place the ramekins in a water bath to prevent curdling.
- Bake the crème brûlée until the custard is set but still slightly wobbly.
- Chill the crème brûlée for at least 4 hours before serving.
- Use a kitchen torch to caramelize the sugar topping just before serving.
- Serve the crème brûlée immediately with fresh berries or fruit.
Conclusion:
Crème brûlée is a delicious and elegant dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With a smooth and creamy custard center and a crispy caramelized sugar topping, it is sure to impress your guests. By following these tips, you can easily make crème brûlée at home. So next time you are looking for a special dessert to make, give crème brûlée a try. You won't be disappointed!
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