Crème Brûlée: the essential guide (by the French Cooking Academy)

Discover how to make a top French pastry chefs Crème brûlée recipe at home and get a silky smooth, sweet and creamy textured crème brûlée combined with a crunchy thin layer of caramel.

The cremes are cooked when they are firm on the outer edge and slightly wobbly in the center.
to test : tap gently the side of the ramequins to see if the center of the crème wobbles (as shown in the video)

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Low profile Ramekins (called sometimes Cazuela):
Oven thermometer:
Culinary blow torch:
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In this Crème brûlée video tutorial you will learn how to make the classic French version of the creme brulee recipe. using milk, cream, no bain marie and a kitchen blowtorch.

Crème brûlée (also known as burnt cream, crema catalana, or Trinity cream) is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a layer of caramel. It is normally served cold. The custard base is traditionally flavored with vanilla.

A word about caramelizing:

When the custard is ready, Just before serving, take the crème brûlée out of the fridge and sprinkle a layer of sugar on top of the custard, as evenly as possible. Per (4-ounce) ramekin, use between 1 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon of sugar (depending on the form of the ramekins and your own taste). There are different tools to caramelize the sugar and create the crunchy sweet caramel crust on top of the crème brûlée.

To caramelized the creme brulee use one of the three method that are discussed in the video : the culinary torch, the broiler and the flambee method.

The ideal is to caramelize the top of the crème brûlée without heating up the custard filling below. In any case: make sure not to burn the sugar/cream! After caramelizing, you can serve the crème brûlée immediately

[angelahamlett]

Ahhh... a french accent is what I needed to hear for this recipe. Beautiful job! ♡

[aloneinthesierra]

J'ai vu pas mal de recettes de crème brûlée, mais celle-ci est sans doute la plus pédagogique de toutes. Personne ne montre ce qui se passe quand c'est raté ! Chapeau.
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I have seen quite a few recipes of crème brûlée online, but this one is probably the most comprehensive of all. No one shows what happens when a recipe fails. Hats off!

[redlion]

it is so helpful that you sometimes also show how dishes look when you did something wrong. Other channels only show the absolute perfect results which are pretty difficult to obtain the first time you are trying to make a new dish. Showing people how it looks like if something went wrong and what you did wrong helps a lot to improve.

[mohammadrajibuddin]

Creme brûlée is one of the best desserts ever.

[martinoestingsen]

After cooking like this we used to quickly rinse the vanilla pod, let it dry and reuse it by putting it in a jar with sugar. It makes a delicious aroma to the sugar and fits perfect to many other deserts :)

[brendasmith]

OMG. Thank you so much for your teaching. I did it right the first time. I cant believe it. No grainy texture from over cooking.

[Rachel-mvkm]

My absolute favorite dessert of all time

[kevinslover]

Success on the first attempt! Your instruction was the magic ingredient. The cook time was about 1:20 but it turned out perfect. Without knowing the wobble test I would have failed. You’re a great instructor.

[simplyapleb]

French recipes are some of the best in the world. And there are very few french channels I go to (like this one) for authentic french cuisine

[Street]

Crème Brulee has become my go-to dessert when entertaining at Christmas. I do however crush candy canes to sprinkle on top and they
do the trick while adding that hint of red and green.

[sheryn]

I was a little nervous making this but I followed it to the 'T' and thank God it turned to be spectacular! This is my husband's favorite dessert and he was pleased with what I made. Thank you so much for making this video and sharing the recipe! :)

[elclemente]

My first batch was a total Desaster. The second one was the best Creme brûlée I have ever eaten.
Thank you so much.
For all of you: don’t trust your digital oven. Take a Thermostat and find the right temperature. Also if you don’t have large eggs take 1-2 morgen eggs.

[lazulimoon]

Thanks for showing how to cook with the right temperature; it's amazing 👏 to see the difference between the overcooked and the one cooked right.

[RoxieEE]

My five-year-old was enthralled... until you got to "of course no children around when you're using a blow torch." "Why no children, " he demands to know. I told him it's because kids run around and don't listen, and if they bump the person with the blow torch the next thing will be the entire kitchen burning down. He tells me, "I don't do that, so I can be around." Maybe he can watch from the next room. But he loves your channel, and we gets lots of inspo for stuff to cook together, so THANK YOU!

[HurricaneFluttershy]

I made the most incredible crème brûlée I’ve EVER had. TIPS: get fresh eggs local, and good quality while milk! You won’t regret it. THANK YOU for this recipe and your expertise.

[chocopurpleluv]

Used this recipe to make crème brûlée for the first time in my life. It. Was. AMAZING!!! OMGoodness! I will never order crème brûlée from another restaurant. This is my only recipe. Merçi!

[realdanafields]

I can’t wait to try this! Thank you for the thorough instructions.

[aliyamoon]

This is my favorite dessert! It's perfect....creamy, smooth custard with a crisp, sweet sugar crust!

[PaleHorseShabuShabu]

I don't think there's anything in the world of food as fun as cracking the burnt sugar on top of a creme brulee. I have yet to see anyone not visibly enjoy that moment.

[saif]

Creme brûlée is probably the best dessert to ever be invented.

It tastes amazing, even if you mess up a little bit