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    Home » Recipes » Desserts

    Published: Jan 25, 2020 · Modified: Feb 23, 2025 by Mélanie · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

    Chocolate Crème Brûlée

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    Rich, chocolaty and decadent, the French chocolate crème brûlée won't disappoint! Creamy on the inside with its caramelized top, this dessert is easy and so delicious.

    Play with your ramekins and small dishes to make different sizes to satisfy the sweet tooth of your life.

    My Love for Crèmes Brûlées

    Of course, nothing beats a classic. There are so many recipes for which I prefer the classic, simple version. Somehow, crème brûlée is a dessert that really inspires me and over the years, I have made different versions of it:

    - Tea infused Crème Brûlée

    - S'mores Crème Brûlée: a way to marry my French background with my adoptive country.

    - I even made a Vanilla Crème Brûlée Tart, inspired by my little man.

    - BEST OF THE BEST: I made a video tutorial to demystify the recipe and show you how easy it is.

    Top view of a multiple size ramekins on a cooling rack

    My love of the family of custards does not stop there. I also love vanilla egg custard, chocolate pot de crème or even coffee pot de crème. Yep, this one holds a special place is my heart! It is simply outstanding! Also, if you know me a little, I'm a coffee junkie!

    Why This Obsession With This Recipe?

    Chocolate Crème Brûlée. Everyone should be obsessed! It's decadent, rich and creamy!

    Because it impresses your guests! It's is so easy to prepare, just the pronunciation of the recipe might be a challenge for you. It's a crowd-pleaser, you can NEVER go wrong by offering this for dessert.

    If you know how to separate an egg white from egg yolk, you can make this recipe. Give it a try and let me know how it went!

    Important Tip About The Chocolate Crème Brûlée Recipe

    Always, always consider being high-quality chocolate. I would rather not bake as ofter with chocolate and have an amazing taste. Food for thought for sure!

    Mise en place of the ingredients for chocolate creme brulee
    Beaten Eggs in a big bowl
    Eggs in a bowl, chocolate powder being poured
    Bowl with a chocolate mixture with a dish towel on the side.
    Milk in a pot and cream being poured
    Milk being poured in a bowl with a chocolate mixture with a dish towel on the side.
    Bowl with a chocolate mixture with a dish towel on the side.
    Top view of a multiple size ramekins on a baking sheet
    2 white oval ramekins on a marble top. One with white sugar on it.

    I highly recommend making my recipes using a scale but for your convenience, I have also converted the recipe using this website.

    French Crèmes brûlées in a white dish with a spoon that cracked the caramelized top
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    5 from 2 votes

    Classic French Crème Brûlée

    Demystified French Crème brûlée in a Youtube tutorial, the fancy but easy dessert that will impress everyone with its caramelized top!
    Prep Time20 minutes mins
    Cook Time45 minutes mins
    Total Time1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: French
    Servings: 6 ramekins
    Calories: 282kcal
    Author: Mélanie

    Ingredients

    • 250 ml Heavy Cream 35%
    • 250 ml Milk
    • 5 Egg yolks Large
    • ½ cup Sugar 100g
    • 1 bean Vanilla

    Instructions

    • Prepare your ingredients.
    • Bring the milk to boil with the vanilla, if that is the flavour you chose.
    • Remove from the stove and add the cold cream to the milk.
    • Beat the eggs with the sugar.
    • Stir well.
    • Add the milk/cream to the mixture.
    • Stir well.
    • Take a baking sheet that has little borders, place your ramequins filled up with the preparation.
    • Bake bain-marie (add water on the baking sheet so the ramequins are baking in water so it's a water-bath basically). Bake for 45 minutes at 300F.
    • Allow to cool down and keep refrigerate for 2 hours. Sprinkle some sugar on top of the crème and with a baking torch, caramelize it. Otherwise, the book says that you can broil it in the oven for 4 minutes.

    Notes

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 224mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 103mg | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 896IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Tania says

      November 07, 2021 at 8:59 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you for all the step by step pictures, it is really helpful! I will try it!

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