Authentic Crème Brûlée

Crème Brûlée – Make It French

Crème Brûlée is by far my most favorite French dessert. The recipe I found and have been making is the best, and creamiest.

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I am a firm believer in enjoying food and dessert. Especially Crème Brûlée. Why America is suffering with the obesity epidemic is because of the food and ingredient quality. When you make it yourself there is this quality control. It is also about not eating sugar like this all the time. These are special joyful treats, that should be enjoyed. So, remember it what you want, just make it at home.
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With all that to say, here’s what inspired me learning to make Crème Brûlée.

What inspired the Crème Brûlée Recipe?

Whenever Crème Brûlée was on the menu I would get that for dessert. 12-15 bucks a pop and at this point in my cooking life – about 4 years ago – I was gaining cooking experience and learning to make things from scratch but not French desserts. Dessert baking and creating always seemed very difficult and I wasn’t as excited about it at the time. But Crème Brulée would change that. I made it for the first time and it was a hit.
When I wanted to learn to make it I asked my husband to help me found a real authentic French recipe and translated it for me. You can taste the difference. The first time I made this for my boyfriend(now husband), whom is French and a big foodie, he took a bite and said, “we never have to buy Crème Brûlée ever again.” This is his way of saying it was so good he would rather have the one I make. If you are new here you have to know my husband is my biggest supporter and most honest critic. He will never lie to spare my feelings, how else would I improve my cooking skills? So, now I can make Crème Brûlée from scratch whenever I want and so can you. I am so happy to finally share this.

Origin of Crème Brûlée

The earliest known recipe of a dessert called crème brûlée appears in Francois Massialot’s 1691 cookbook Cuisinier royal et bourgeois, but its ultimate origins are unknown.

The Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 6 Egg Yolks
• 500g Heavy Cream
• 50g Sugar
• 1 Vanilla Sprig
• Extra Sugar for the top
• You will also need a kitchen torch

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 320’. 
2. In a medium sauce pan heat your cream. (Don’t forget to buys quality cream.)
3. Core your vanilla sprig. Cut long ways down the middle and open it. Use the dull part of your knife and drag it through the spring and get all the vanilla out.
4. Add vanilla (including the sprig) to the sauce pan and bring to a low boil constantly stirring.

5. In a medium heat safe bowl, separate the yolks from the whites. Save the white’s for an omelet or something!
6. In the yolk bowl add the sugar then mix it together until it becomes a pale yellow color.

7. When your cream boils remove from heat and slowly* pour into your yolk mix while stirring consistently. (You need to stir because you don’t want to cook your egg). This is called tempering.
8. Once it is mixed place 6 Crème Brûlée dishes in a deep cooking tray and pour or ladle your mix in.
9. Place the tray in the oven and carefully pour water into the tray. – Pouring water in the tray around the dishes allows your Crème Brûlée to cook evenly. I find it easier to pour when it’s in the oven. If you pour the water in the dish when its on the counter then you will have to try not to spill as you put it in the oven.
10. After your tray has water and is in the oven, cook for 25 minutes.

11. Once they are done take the try out of the oven and remove the dishes carefully from tray. Let it cool a bit and then refrigerate for 4 hours.
12. After 4 hours sprinkle sugar on top and torch. Yay! We did it! We made home made Crème Brûlée.

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Questions/Comments

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