Creme Brulee again

Thursday, March 19, 2009

I made creme brulee for the first time a few months ago. Hubby loved it. I hate using water baths and I wanted to try Dorie’s recipe. We both agreed that we like this recipe much better than the other one. And it’s so nice not having to use a water bath! This treat really is too easy to make. It’s dangerous. Especially when I have leftover egg yolks from making Swiss meringue buttercream… Next, I’d like to experiment with some different flavors of creme brulee.

I converted Dorie’s recipe (seen here from when the TWD group did it) to make 4 servings instead of 6. Here are the measurements I used:
13 Tbsp + 1 tsp heavy cream
1/3 cup whole milk
2 egg yolks
3 1/2 Tbsp sugar
1 1/3 tsp vanilla
4 Tbsp sugar for topping

The link above is broken, so here is the recipe from Dorie:
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup whole milk
3 large egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract

About 6 tbsp sugar or sifted light brown sugar for topping

Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 200F. Put the baking dishes on a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone mat.
Bring the cream and milk just to a boil.
In a 1-2 quart glass measuring cup or in a medium bowl, whisk th egg yolks, sugar and vanilla together until well blended but not airy. Still whisking, drizzle in about one quarter or the hot liquid – this will temper, or warm, the yolks so they won’t curdle. Whisking all the while, slowly pour in the remainder of the cream and milk. Give the bowl a good rap against the counter to de-bubble the custard, then strain it into the baking dishes.

Bake the custards for 50-60 minutes, or until the custards are set – tap the sides of the dishes, and the custards should hold firm. Lift the dishes onto a cooling rack and let the custards cool until they reach room temperature.

Cover each custard with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, preferably longer. (The custards can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.) For the sugar to be successfully caramelized, the custards need to be thoroughly chilled.

To caramelize the sugar topping with a blowtorch, work on one dish at a time. Sprinkle the top of each custard evenly with sugar – about 1 tablespoon for each dish – then brown the sugar, cooking until it bubbles and colors. Wait until the bubbles subside before serving the crèmes.

To caramelize the sugar in a broiler, preaheat the broiler and fill a shallow roasting pan with the ice cubes. Sprinkle the custards with the sugar, put the baking dishes on the bed of ice and run the custards under the broiler. Don’t move away from your oven – depending on your broiler, it can take seconds or minutes to caramelize the sugar, and you don’t want to miss the moment and ruin the topping. When the sugar bubbles and browns, pull the custards out, remove them from their ice bed and let them settle down before serving.

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stephchows — December 4, 2009 at 2:01 pm

WOW total sugar coma! I love that it’s a PB cookie with a whole PB cup put into it!! Such a fun idea 🙂
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birdutmasali — December 4, 2009 at 3:32 pm

and peanut butter
and chocolate
and aMrshmallows
süpppppeer 🙂
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Jelli Bean — December 4, 2009 at 3:38 pm

Considering it’s not even 10am and I’ve just polished off my 4th cheesecake brownie, I’d better stay as far away from these cookies as possible. They look phenomenal.
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Ingrid — December 4, 2009 at 7:01 pm

Looks good. I bet they’d be super festive looking with the holiday m&ms.

Happy Friday!
~ingrid
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nutmegnanny — December 5, 2009 at 1:26 am

These look sugary and delicious 🙂 I tend to find mini M&M’s either in the check out lane or at Christmas I find them over where they have little stocking stuffer candy.
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Molly Jean — December 5, 2009 at 2:49 am

I have the sugar shakes just thinking about these 🙂 They are waaaay too cute!
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Julie — December 5, 2009 at 4:16 pm

I’d love that sugar party in my mouth…wow!
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oneordinaryday — December 8, 2009 at 1:53 pm

My kiddos would be all over this. All that candy PLUS a cookie?! They’d love it! LOL
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oneordinaryday — December 8, 2009 at 1:54 pm

Oh – the mini m&ms? I can usu. only find them in the check-out aisles in the small tubes. I haven’t seen them in bags in a long time.
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Jen — December 8, 2009 at 2:36 pm

I’ll have to look up by the checkout next time I need mini M&Ms. I was definitely looking for a bag…
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Amy — December 8, 2009 at 10:12 pm

OMG your pictures are TDF
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Lisa — December 8, 2009 at 11:33 pm

The only place I can find M&M minis now is in the bulk candy aisle. I haven’t seen them in any sort of packaging in ages.
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bridget {bake at 350} — January 3, 2010 at 1:03 am

“super sugar overload cookies” sound good to me! 🙂 Thanks for linking!
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Diane {createdbydiane.blogspot.com} — January 3, 2010 at 3:40 am

Very Clever!
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Katie — January 7, 2010 at 5:04 pm

Wow those look great, I’ll have to try them. I love your photography!
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