Category "creme-brulee"

Why do you bake Crème Brûlée?

I've seen that you can cook Crème Brûlée on a stove's hotplate, but most recipes call for it to be baked and that is the traditional way to

What is the proper technique for torching a creme brulee?

Should you ever have your torch face downwards? When I do that I get huge flames. I try to torch it from the sides, but the sugar caramelizes very unevenly.

Creme brulee cooking temperature

I intend to try and make Crème brûlée. However, instead of baking it in a bain-marie I intend to cook it in my Kenwood Cooking Chef, which

creme brulee caramelized sugar disappearing

I've recently made some creme brulee, poured sugar on top of it and used a kitchen blow torch to caramelize it and capitalise on a finished product. After that

Creme brulee has hard top layer

As some of you may have noticed, I'm on the trails of making perfect good creme brulee. Recently I've had great success and ended up with creme brulee of nice

Is creme brulee supposed to be fatty?

I just made creme brulee but it felt a lot like I am eating butter. I know it should be made with ~35% fat cream so it makes sense to be "fatty". I just have n

Can I fix my unset Crème Brûlée bars

I followed this recipe: and messed up the temp to bake at because I confused myself when I was doing it. I wanted to make this for my class and so I doubled t

Why cool creme brulee?

Why bake, cool then torch the crème brûlée? Why not skip the cooling? Is cooling for setting? Cooling for 4-24 hours is in almost every rec

Will agitated already set custard re-set again?

Assume that I will put cream/yolk mixture in to a water bath (in a container or a bag) let it there on 80C for an hour. Cool it. This will set. If I agitate thi

How to make creme brulee without egg yolks?

A mixture of milk, fat, sugar and egg yolk will thicken once a certain temperature is reached, but if this temperature is exceeded by a few degrees the resultin

Incorporating fruits in creme brulee

Does anyone have any idea on what precautions to take while combining fruit puree with custard for creme brulees? I added strawberry puree ( which I added some

Where did my creme brûlée go wrong?

I’ve watched and read a lot on creme Angela is, brûlée and caramel. In two attempts the final product has improved a lot, but I’m not s

Cocktail infused Creme Brulee?

I am making crème brulee for 60, I intend to sous vide them (thinking 180 degrees F, roughly 83C?), and I would like to create an "old fashioned" flavore

Cooking custard for crème brûlée macarons

I'm planning to make crème brûlée-flavored French macaroons, which will consist of vanilla-flavored macaroons, topped with caramelized sugar

Left over whipped cream

I was just wondering if I can use leftover whipped cream to make creme brûlée? I made a big bowl of whipped cream and don’t really want to to

Why do I need to use the oven to make crème brûlée? Or do I?

I really don't get it. Yolk must coagulate at 83 °C (181 °F), so why doesn't any recipe tell to simply put it into a water bath on a stove? Or are there

What is the point of heating milk/cream for making Creme Brulée?

In creme brulée, does milk/cream really have to be brought up to simmering point before being adde to the egg/sugar mixture and being put in oven in bain

What is the point of heating milk/cream for making Creme Brulée?

In creme brulée, does milk/cream really have to be brought up to simmering point before being adde to the egg/sugar mixture and being put in oven in bain