Description
A simple yet elegant dessert,
perfect for a summer gathering.
Ingredients
Units
Blueberry Sauce
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
Custard
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 1/3 cups (315 ml) heavy cream
- 2/3 cups (150 ml) milk
- 1/4 cups (60 ml) granulated sugar, plus about 4 teaspoons to brûlée
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Make the blueberry sauce: combine the blueberries, sugar, and water in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir and mash the berries until the sauce has thickened.
- Divide the sauce among 4 6-ounce ramekins.
- Preheat the oven to 300°F (149°C).
- In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks until homogenous. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together the cream, milk, sugar, and salt. Set over medium heat and cook until the sugar has dissolved.
- Pour a ladleful of the warm cream mixture into the egg yolks and whisk to combine. Add the tempered egg yolks into the pan of warm cream and whisk until completely combined. Strain into a large measuring cup or another container with a spout.
- Place the ramekins with the blueberry sauce into a 9-inch square baking pan. Divide the cream mixture among the ramekins. Pour water into the pan until the water reaches halfway up the sides of the ramekin. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours, until mostly set but still slightly jiggly.
- Allow the custards to cool in the pan to room temperature, then refrigerate until completely chilled.
- Sprinkle the custards evenly with granulated sugar and brûlée with a kitchen torch until the sugar is completely melted. Allow to stand until the sugar has cooled down, then serve.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, use vanilla bean paste instead of extract in the cream mixture.
- If you don’t have a kitchen torch, broil the brûléed sugar in the oven for 1-2 minutes, watching carefully.
- Leftover crème brûlée can be stored, un-brûléed, in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 75 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven-Baking
- Cuisine: French-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ramekin
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25
- Sodium: 50
- Fat: 25
- Saturated Fat: 15
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 150