Easy Crème Brûlée Recipe

Easy Crème Brûlée recipe recipe is made with just 5 simple ingredients. This decadent dessert is so easy to make!

Course Dessert

Cuisine French

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Chill 1

Total Time 1 40

Servings servings

Calories 692kcal

Preheat the oven to 325 F.
Add the egg yolks, 1/4 cup sugar, and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl.
Whisk until the egg mixture is thick and well-combined. Set aside.
Add the cream to a medium saucepan.
Heat over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the cream just comes to a low boil.
Carefully stream in the cream while whisking it into the egg mixture.
Divide the egg mixture between the ramekins.
Place the ramekins in a roasting pan and pour enough hot water to come halfway up the ramekin.
Carefully put the roasting pan in the oven and bake until the custard is set at the edges and barely jiggly in the center, about 20-30 minutes.
Carefully remove the ramekins from the water bath and let the ramekins cool to room temperature.
Chill for at least 1 hour.
When you're ready to serve, set the ramekins out while you preheat the broiler.
Divide the ¼ cup turbinado sugar and sprinkle over the top of each ramekin.
Broil until the sugar melts and caramelizes, about 2 minutes. Keep an eye on it so it doesn't burn.

- It's really important to whisk the cream in while adding it to the egg mixture. Otherwise, you can get scrambled eggs.

- If you're having trouble whisking the hot cream in, you can scoop out small amounts of cream and stream it in a little at a time.
- Granulated sugar can also be used to make the topping.

- A kitchen torch makes it easier to caramelize the sugar, but if you don't have a kitchen torch, broiling also works.

- I used 8 ounce ramekins for these photos. Six ounce ramekins would also work for this recipe.
- Nutrition values are estimates.