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Vegan Crème Brûlèe Recipe

April 8, 2021 By Gretchen 1 Comment

The Best Vegan Crème Brûlèe recipe just happened in my kitchen!

Trust me you will agree with the title of “best” once you try this!

I think you can already see how amazing this looks

But now you have to see with your own lips how amazing it really tastes!

Vegan Creme Brulee Recipe

I cannot explain it in words here

This is just something you have to experience for yourself!

If you were like me~ a lover of Crème Brûlèe in your past life

You are not going to believe you are eating a vegan version with this recipe!

The most notable characteristic trait of the classic Crème Brûlèe is the warm caramelized sugar shell that you have to break through to get to the creamy custard beneath

Vegan Creme Brulee Recipe

In order to do this properly you should invest in a blow torch

I mean not only is it great for torching sugar shells for Crème Brûlèe

It’s just kinda badass to own one

I use it often for unmolding my springform pan free- cheesecakes so it’s not exactly a single use item in the kitchen!

Now of course you can use a standard kitchen culinary blowtorch,

But the Home Depot version of a propane tank with a Bernzo-Matic starter is the bomb!

Some people will use the broiler setting on the oven to burn the sugar

But this is not really the greatest idea

Since the broiler method, while yes it will eventually caramelize the sugar

It could also turn your beautifully set, cold custard back to a warm pudding.

The perfection of a properly made Creme Brulee Recipe is the contrast of warm sugar shell and creamy, cold and firm custard beneath!

So try to grab a blow torch for the optimal effect of this five star restaurant dessert

And get to making this recipe!

 

With just 5 ingredients (and only 3 of them are essential!)

You will be eating Creme Brulee in less than one hour!

Vegan Creme Brulee Recipe

*Note: The Vegan Butter is not an essential addition to this recipe

I like to add it though because traditional Non Vegan Creme Brulee is made with heavy cream which has a very high fat content

That fat lends to the creaminess and body of the final custard.

You can definitely leave it out though, and if you do not have a good quality vegan butter (*I use Earth Balance)

I would then suggest to leave it out altogether with no changes to the recipe

CLICK HERE FOR THE YOUTUBE VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR HOW TO MAKE THIS CREME BRULEE

Vegan Creme Brulee Recipe

 

Vegan Crème Brûlèe Recipe
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Bake time
10 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
For the best results when working with custard recipes that call for cornstarch as the main thickener, it is really a good idea to WEIGH YOUR INGREDIENTS! Everyone has a different "hand" when measuring with volume cups & spoons and will almost definitely get a different result.
A heavy hand in measuring cornstarch could result in a very rubbery custard and not a creamy delicate one as you see here.
Serves: 6 - 4 ounce ramekins
Ingredients
  • Plant Milk *I use vanilla soy milk for best results 2½ cups (590ml)
  • Granulated Sugar ½ cup (100g)
  • Cornstarch 5 Tablespoons (40g) **see note above
  • Vegan Butter *optional 1 Tablespoon (14g)
  • Vanilla Extract or Paste 2 teaspoons (10ml)
  • OR 1 vanilla bean scraped of it's seed and boiled with the plant milk *see notes below
  • Grnaulated sugar 4-6 Tablespoons for caramelizing the tops
Instructions
  1. Combine the sugar & cornstarch together in a heavy bottom sauce pot, then add the plant milk
  2. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly with a whisk until it comes to a boil.
  3. Remove from the heat and stir in the vegan butter & vanilla
  4. *If you are using a vanilla bean you will split it and scrape it of it's seeds and boil the entire pod in the milk. Once it boils, remove the pod and dry it off, then add it to a bowl of granulated sugar tightly closed and use for vanilla sugar as the caramelizing sugar for the tops 🙂
  5. Pour the custard into un-greased ramekins and refrigerate to set - this should only take about 15-20 minutes
  6. Once set, sprinkle approximately 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar lightly over the tops, NOT A THICK LAYER, then using a torch (according to the instructions on your particular model) caramelize the tops
  7. Serve immediately.
Notes
Creme Brulee must be kept refrigerated and will stay fresh for up to 4 days

Do not caramelize the sugar until just before serving
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  1. Tora

    April 9, 2021 at 3:59 pm

    Yeeeeeeeeeees!!!

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