Caramel and Coffee-Infused Creme Brulee
Aug 23, 2011, Updated Jan 12, 2023
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This is the best Creme Brulee on Earth and is infused with Caramel and Coffee! It is one of my most requested desserts!
Creme Brulee
Crème brûlée, also known as burnt cream or Trinity cream, is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened, or burnt, caramelized sugar.
Fancy names intimidate me – amuse bouche, crème anglaise, sesquipedalian, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious…
The older ladies in Church also intimidate me – “Oh my, her child needs an extra sweater!”, “Isn’t she married? Her husband is never with her!” 😉
On the other hand, Louboutin’s price used to intimidate me until I put them on…
Crème brulee intimidated me until a few years ago when I first I made it…
And, the older ladies at Church…well…they will continue to intimidate me probably up until I reach their age and start to gossip just like them. Can’t wait! 🙌 😉
Caramel and Coffee Creme Brulee
But about this delicious Caramel & Coffee-Infused Creme Brulee. This is the crème de la crème. (pun intended) There’s coffee and caramel in there! It’s marvelous!
With a rich and creamy caramel-coffee infused custard, this creme brulee makes the ULTIMATE indulgent dessert.
This gem came about after my Mom asked me to make her my coffee-infused crème brulee. Good timing on her part because I had just made a couple of batches of macarons so I was left with a number of egg yolks and some caramel filling.
I wasn’t sure how I was going to fit in the caramel, and if it was going to work, but it doesn’t hurt to try. Thank goodness I went with the idea. It was SO.GOOD.
The best news is that you don’t need to go to a fancy restaurant to have crème brûlée. Not many realize how easy it is to make at home. And you may not have to worry about a butane torch. Know why? ‘Cause you don’t need one IF you have an oven broiler.
ENJOY!
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Caramel and Coffee Creme Brulee
Ingredients
For the Coffee:
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons dark-roast instant coffee grounds
For the Custard:
- 6 egg yolks
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
- ⅓ cup caramel sauce
- boiled water
- 4 teaspoons raw sugar
Instructions
For the Coffee:
- In a small saucepan, pour in the whipping cream and the coffee grounds; bring to a simmer and remove from heat. Cover and let steep for about 30 minutes.
For the Custard:
- Preheat oven to 325˚F.
- In a large bowl whisk the yolks, sugar, and salt until well blended; set aside.
- Pour the caramel sauce in a separate bowl and add in 1-½ cups of whipping cream.
- Strain the coffee-infused cream into the caramel cream; throw away the coffee grounds.
- Slowly whisk the cream mixture into the egg mixture. Whisk until well combined.
- Arrange 4 (6 oz.) ramekins in a roasting pan.
- Divide the cream mixture among all the ramekins.
- Pour enough boiled water to the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
- Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
- When done, put the ramekins into the refrigerator for 40 minutes.
- Preheat the broiler to High.
- Take out the ramekins and sprinkle the top of each custard with a teaspoon of raw sugar.
- Put the ramekins on a baking sheet and broil for 2 minutes, or until the sugar is melted and browned.
- Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.
- Serve cold.
Nutrition
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
I love this post. Your shoe comment had me laughing. We have ladies like that here too. I prefer to egg them on, stir the pot. I cannot help myself. This recipe is lovely. Perfectly done.
This looks fantastic!Flavors remind me of caramel macchiato which is my daily dose at Starbucks ๐
Tanvi, it tastes exactly like it!!
Oh my goodness… you made my favorite dessert. My bf always wants chocolate for dessert and I always want the creme brulee!!! Such a problem. This one looks wonderful. xx
This looks amazing! I am thinking of making creme brulee next week. It is my hubby’s favorite, and it is our anniversary. He isn’t a fan of coffee though, so I will have to figure that part out! But can’t wait to try!
Oh wow, that looks delicious. You know me and caramel. I’m hooked already. I guess I’m lucky as far as the old ladies at church go. There is just one that would constitute being anywhere near old and she’s adopted Sophie has her grandchild since she doesn’t have any. Nary a negative word about anyone passes her lips. In fact, she’s probably applaud the dash of bourbon idea.
Beautiful brulee with delicious flavors. Imagine the gossip if you threw in a dash of bourbon, as we might do??? ๐
Oh yeah! Booze it up! That’s a great idea!! ๐
I go to a tiny church, so I am aware of those ladies. Lovely creme brulee-those flavors were made for each other-yum!
Oh, my! This crรจme brulee looks amazing, and the combination between coffee and caramel is genious! ๐
Beautiful color on your crรจme brรปlรฉe! I can definitely see it was a success ๐ The hubby loves that dessert because of the caramel, so I’m sure he’d love it even more with extra caramel sauce — and I can’t resist anything with coffee in it, so that’s really the perfect recipe!
Oh dear goodness gracious! Do the old ladies at church say that?? They intimidate me, too, by the way. ๐ This looks absolutely INCREDIBLE.