Claire Saffitz Makes Crème Brûlée & Crème Caramel | Dessert Person

Claire Saffitz Makes Crème Brûlée & Crème Caramel | Dessert Person
This is a choose-your-own-ending dessert. Made with the same base using the same cooking method, crème brûlée and crème caramel are like funhouse-mirror images of one another. Both are rich, delicate, vanilla-scented custards, but the former is topped with a hard, crackly caramel lid, while the latter is coated in a liquid caramel sauce that forms during baking (the caramel actually starts on the bottom, but becomes the top when inverted, like a flan).

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Ingredients:
3⁄4 cup granulated sugar (5.3 oz / 150g)
4 cups half-and-half (32 oz / 960g)
Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean
(pod reserved) or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Generous pinch of kosher salt
6 large egg yolks (3.2 oz / 90g), at room temperature
2 large eggs (3.5 oz / 100g), at room temperature
1⁄2 cup demerara sugar (3.5 oz / 100g)

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[CSaffitz]

Crème brûlée or Crème Caramel, which will you make this weekend?

[laine]

the intro genuinely scared me i woke up two mins ago and was ready for some comforting claire content HAHAAAA

[juleswulms]

This video has so much character: the chaos around the torch not functioning, Claire's husband featuring in the video, the drinks and boardgame, and finally Claire asking if they ordered pizza. The latter may seem uncharacteristic for a cook, but also so fitting for the stressful day. I'm not saying every video should be like this, but once in a while it is so cool to see these things :)

[caitly]

Whenever i come home to my dads for dinner, after we finish, he immediately asks me excitedly, “would you like…a crème brûlée??” And before I say yes he goes to the fridge and pulls out some packs of it from Costco. They’re pretty dang good.

Now when he comes to my house, I’m gonna use this recipe and ask him the same thing, but pull out these babies, he’s been so supportive of me over the past few months, and I’ll use this as a way to say thanks!

[namihashimoto]

Oh my god, this is the best episode- the explosive intro, Claire's husband and his hijinks, Claire freaking out with a cat in the background, drinking, a board game, and then the final product! I've never laughed so hard!

[samusmus]

I love this new chapter in Claires life!! So happy for her. This suits her.

[mimischaefer]

my favorite thing about claire is how good of a teacher she is. she not only states every step but also gives the reason behind it. i enjoy it as an educator and baker!

[andrewmccrea]

My partner is going to be so happy when I make this for him. Thanks for the recipe, Claire— can't wait for the new book!

[olivianeal]

I love that when things go wrong or require some experimentation you leave it in the video. It reminds me of my favorite parts of Gourmet Makes. It makes the things you're doing feel more accessible and it's just fun to watch. Would love to check in with the chickens again soon!!

[Bubbles_]

I make creme brulee for mom every year on her birthday. Sometimes i switch up the flavors. This year it was chai flavored 🥰

[matheuscampos]

Creme caramel is really popular in Brazil, we call it “pudim” and it is usually a Sunday desert for family reunions, we love it. Thanks for the video and kisses from Brazil ❤

[DoktorQwerty]

This video could not have dropped at a better time, my wife's birthday is next week and crème brûlée is her favorite dessert; I planned on making it for her this weekend and now I have just the recipe to follow! Thanks, Claire!

[Syrkyth]

Yeah, standard propane torches will sputter out when over inclined/"upside down" because the liquid propane works its way through the torch and extinguishes the flame.
You could have gotten a flexible hose adapter for it and you'd be able to use the tank "as is". But the new kitchen torch is always a good option too =D

[BooksWithCarah]

I don't bake, don't even own a whisk, but I adore watching these videos, they are so calming. I just had surgery and am just binging Claire <3

[ellar]

This is my mum's favourite dessert so I'm so excited to try and make it for her. 😍.

[seabream]

Helpful tip: For people who want a non-flame option, some electric heat guns work well for creme brûlée. Various all-electric kitchens use them. You never need to worry about running out of gas or getting a massive flame jet by accident. You do need to manage the cable so you don't dunk it in your other custards or accidentally knock things off the counter, and in some kitchens, the outlets may not be conveniently located for it, but if you're used to electric hand mixers or immersion blenders you should be fine.

[Nerd]

This is literally me and my friends in the kitchen. We get 90% of the way, something goes wrong, we need a break, play a game, drink, come back to the 10%, but we def are ordering some takeout to pair with the thing we made!

[OriginalElysian]

Love that we got to see Harris, and the last thing I expected to see in a Claire Saffitz video was Ticket to Ride!

[zaidamelendez]

In Latin countries we call it Flan. We make all different flavors. With coconut milk, pumpkin, chocolate and Flan and cake together.I love Flan more.I never use Half and Half so I will try this to see if it gets creamy.Remember if you over cook the caramel too much and it gets too dark it gets bitter.Thanks for the video.

[livesouthernable]

Claire and her husband are so wholesome. They are every couple.
Wife: OMG! You’re gonna kill us all. 😬
Husband: What? This is perfectly normal. It’s fine
Wife: 😳