Vanilla Pod Crème Brûlée with Demerara Crust
Inspired by techniques from America's Test Kitchen.
Silky baked vanilla custards topped with a shatteringly crisp layer of caramelised demerara sugar.
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Method
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EU nutrition claims
- Low salt: 0.15 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 104 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
20.5 g per serving
41 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 82 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- medium saucepan
- paring knife
- 6 ramekins (about 170 ml each)
- roasting tin and tea towel
- kettle
- large bowl
- whisk
- fine sieve
- instant-read thermometer
- cling film
- cook's blowtorch
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 574 kcal |
| Protein | 7.7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 25.1 g |
| of which sugars | 24.2 g |
| of which free sugars | 20.5 g |
| Fat | 50.4 g |
| of which saturates | 30.2 g |
| Fibre | 0.1 g |
| Salt | 0.16 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
1.3 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
