Recipes · French · Desserts
Crème Brûlée
One serving has 656 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (92%), choline (82%), selenium (48%), riboflavin (40%), cobalamin (40%) and pantothenic acid (36%). Ready in 228 minutes.
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- Preparation: 195 min
- Cooking: 33 min
- Makes: 1 serving (191 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg
Ingredients
- 120 g Cream, heavy
- 40 g Egg yolks, raw
- 30 g Sugar
- 1 g Vanilla extract
Method
- Warm the cream with the vanilla until just below a simmer.
- Whisk the egg yolks with 20g of the sugar until pale, then slowly whisk in the warm cream.
- Strain into a ramekin and bake in a water bath at 150°C (300°F) for 30-35 minutes until just set but still wobbly in the centre.
- Chill for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
- Just before serving, sprinkle the remaining sugar evenly over the top and caramelize with a kitchen torch or under a hot broiler until deep amber and crisp.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 656 kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 35 g | |
| Water | 90.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0% |
| Protein | 9.8 g | 20% |
| Tryptophan | 0.15 g | |
| Threonine | 0.43 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.52 g | |
| Leucine | 0.84 g | |
| Lysine | 0.64 g | |
| Methionine | 0.23 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.43 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.43 g | |
| Valine | 0.58 g | |
| Histidine | 0.25 g | |
| Fat | 53.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 15.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.05 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.02 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3 g | |
| Saturated | 31.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 1.5 g | |
| Cholesterol | 570 mg | |
| Calcium | 131 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.05 mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1.2 mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 10.5 mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.03 mg | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 226 mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 160 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 26.2 µg | 48% |
| Sodium | 52 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg | 15% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.09 mg | 8% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.44 mg | 40% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.09 mg | 1% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.8 mg | 36% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.18 mg | 14% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 63.2 µg | 16% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.97 µg | 40% |
| Choline | 348 mg | 82% |
| Vitamin A | 646 µg | 92% |
| Vitamin C | 0.72 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 163 IU | 27% |
| Vitamin E | 2.1 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin K | 4.1 µg | 5% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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