Creme Brulee

People tend to over-estimate the amount of effort that has to be put forward to make a Creme Brulee. The margin of failure is relatively obscure as this holiday dessert takes little to no effort to make. From the classy stay-home soccer mom to the teenage Pyromaniac (question me not, your confuddling will be cured later), this French dessert, several countries also take claim, provides lasting entertainment and that's crunchy on top with a creamy vanilla custard on the inside.

Step 1: Ingredients

- 2 cups of heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon Vinilla Extract or 1 vinilla bean, split and scraped
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs (yolks)(room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- Boiling water

- Propane Torch!!!
- 2 Saucepans
- 2 Whisks
- Ramekins
- Medium-sized Mesh Strainer
- Large Bowls

Note: Recipe serves around 3 people but depends on the size of your ramekins

Comments

[Weeyahneh]

Looks wonderful and I'm making CB for T-Day this year. I love using my torch .. although mine is a culinary one and not one like yours which would be great for stripping parts of cars or welding gates! Thanks for the recipe and instructions.

[Seleziona]

I got to make some day! 5*

[Kathyb7]

Oh sorry, the title & author of the song playing...

[Seiko125]

sorry, foo fighters, times like these

[Seiko125]

"Violet Hill" by Coldplay

[Kathyb7]

What is that title & author in the video how to sugar (the first video)? Thanks in advance!

[Bourne11]

What if I wanted to add pieces of fruit inside the creme brulee(i.e. peaches or raspberries) what step could I incorporate that in?

[Seiko125]

You can mix mixed berries, brown sugar and some type of fruit liqueur and place it ontop of the finished cb

[Bourne11]

Yeah i figured that but i was just curious if you could add fruit inside the dessert itself?

[Seiko125]

I mean, you probaly could...

[Joe Martin]

Fantastic! Just a little tip, where I use to work we would make them up to step 4 then we simply sprinkle them with brown sugar and them put them under the grill (Brollier?). Very useful if your doing many for a dinner party or just for one if you haven't got a blowtorch to hand. Joe

[Seiko125]

Thanks

[riku-riku-chan]

i made this after buying myself a torch-n-ramekin set for xmas...delicious!... and even better after setting for a few days! it did look a little paler than other creme brulee i've had - perhaps an extra yolk or two would make the difference...?

[raven_christina]

Very nice. The instructions are certainly to the point. :)

[aminal]

that looks so good

[finfan7]

Sam Zien uses vanilla pudding cups scooped into ramekins for the base. I have made both and which one I would make would depend on the situation. They're both tasty.

[gallimaufry13]

I voted for you!

[anjoy8]

oh... look good...

[hotmale]

I love CB and make a great one. Start with the best ingredients. I have found that heating the mixture prior to ramekinizing and baking is not that critical. TIP To spread the sugar evenly, just SPIN the ramekin.

[Strombergundy]

You can also substitute the vanilla with 1 in. of ginger root to make a suprisingly tasty ginger crème brûlée . I also have recipes for eggnog, passion fruit, and pumpkin crème brûlée but I have yet to try them. I'm glad you put this up, making crème brûlée is a great way to make people think you're a better chef than you really are, and it's super easy! thanks.

[gallimaufry13]

WOW that looks soooooo amazing! I want to make this now!

[1arrow24]

Great instructible. Yum! Still, though I say it was made in cambridge first.

[Yerboogieman]

I used a butane pencil torch.

[jackathon]

fresh vanilla does taste a lot better than store-bought vanilla extract. I sometimes put alcohol ontop of the creme brule so when you light it it burns like a fire

[bigwhitebear18]

Great instructable. Extremely informative and great videos. +abillion for using coldplay song. How is it that it shows you have -1 instructables. I want negative instructables.

[Seiko125]

one Instructable not published yet

[Vidar_76]

Wonderful! Good pictures och even a video, thats well done! And it look delicious ;-) I'll try it this jule-leave when i got some more time.

[nightninja87]

very nice ible great job 5 stars