Description
Classic french berry brulee delivers a luxurious dessert experience with caramelized sugar cracking into silky custard. Delicate raspberries and crisp torched topping create a perfect balance of textures you’ll savor with each delightful spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¼ cup (50 grams) granulated sugar (for brulee topping)
- ¼ cup (50 grams) granulated sugar (for the custard)
- 1 cup (240 milliliters / 8 fl oz) heavy cream
- 2 cups (300 g) fresh mixed berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Custard Preparation: Whisk heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla extract until achieving a silky, uniform texture.
- Berry Foundation: Distribute mixed berries evenly across individual serving dishes, creating a vibrant base.
- Cream Infusion: Pour prepared cream mixture over berries, ensuring complete coverage and uniform distribution.
- Chilling Phase: Refrigerate desserts for 30 minutes, allowing cream to set and flavors to harmonize.
- Sugar Crystallization: Sprinkle granulated sugar uniformly across chilled dessert surfaces, creating an even layer.
- Caramelization Technique: Use kitchen torch to transform sugar layer into a golden, crisp shell by moving flame in circular motions until surface turns amber.
- Alternative Caramelization: When torch is unavailable, position ramekins under broiler, carefully monitoring to prevent burning until sugar melts and crystallizes.
- Serving Presentation: Allow caramelized surface to cool and harden momentarily, then serve immediately, inviting guests to crack through the glass-like sugar crust with a spoon and discover the creamy berry interior.
Notes
- Customize Cream Consistency: Whisk cream slowly and steadily to prevent air bubbles, ensuring a ultra-smooth custard base that sets perfectly without graininess.
- Optimize Berry Selection: Choose ripe, firm berries with minimal moisture to prevent soggy texture and maintain the dessert’s structural integrity and fresh flavor profile.
- Master Caramelization Technique: Move kitchen torch or broiler flame consistently to achieve an even, golden-brown sugar crust without burning or creating dark patches.
- Adapt for Dietary Needs: Substitute heavy cream with coconut cream for a dairy-free version, or use alternative sweeteners like monk fruit for a low-sugar option that maintains the dessert’s delicate balance.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Broiling
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 339
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 20 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg