Crème Brûlée

Name: Crème Brûlée
Total time: 170 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: Heavy cream 33% — 80 ml; Eggs — 0.8 pcs; Sugar — 25 g; Vanilla sugar — 2 g

A silky vanilla custard with a crisp caramelized sugar crust. Perfect to make ahead and torch just before serving.

Time: 2 h 50 min
Serving: 430 kcal
Ingredients: ≈ $0.86
Protein: 7 g

Meat-free Sweet

Ingredients

1 Heavy cream 33%pack 250 ml ≈ $2.20 80 ml
2 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 0.8 pcs
3 Sugar 25 g
4 Vanilla sugar 2 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Separate the yolks from the whites—discard the whites.
Heat the cream over low heat with the vanilla sugar until almost boiling, but do not let it boil.
Whisk the yolks with 20g (about 1 tablespoon) sugar until pale and smooth.
Slowly pour the hot cream into the yolks while whisking constantly.
Strain the mixture into a heatproof ramekin. Place the ramekin in a deep baking dish and pour hot water into the dish halfway up the sides of the ramekin.
Bake at 300°F (150°C) for 40 minutes, until the edges are set and the center still jiggles slightly.
Cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Before serving, sprinkle the remaining sugar evenly over the top and torch under a high broiler for 2–4 minutes until the sugar caramelizes.

Tips

Why it works: Heat the cream to just below boiling so the yolks cook gently and the cream doesn't curdle. If it boils, the custard can split.
Substitutions: Replace the vanilla sugar with 1 tsp of vanillin or 1 sachet of vanilla sugar, adding 5 g of regular sugar. You can use the egg white, whisked separately and folded gently into the custard for fluffiness.
Common mistakes: If the custard doesn't set or cracks while baking, the cream was overheated or the mixture cooled too fast. Check the temperature of the water in the pan: it should be hot, but not boiling.
Storing and reheating: Keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. Before serving, brown under the grill for 2-4 minutes, and don't heat in the microwave, as the crust won't form.
Serve with: Serve after dinner with tea or coffee, when you want something light but sweet. You can add a spoonful of strawberry jam for contrast.

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Nutrition

Per serving and share of 2000 kcal

Calories	430 kcal	21%
Protein	7 g	9%
Fat	31 g	44%
Carbs	31 g	12%
Per 100 g	283 kcal

Cost

≈ $0.86per serving

Average supermarket prices, BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), October 2026. Your store will differ: products come in packs and each chain sets its own prices. The priciest item here is heavy cream 33%.