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
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u know how much I love custard and with coffee would taste so amazing. I am going to try this.
Nice ish beautifully photographed. Brulees have to be one of the most versatile desserts, Very few flavors that will not work.
LOL, you’re so entertaining, Kate…you’ll have to pop down to Indy some time so we can hang out ๐ I promise to take to you Saks for some shoe shopping! And I must say I’m very, very sad that up next in my blog queue is creme brulee. Plain, old creme brulee. Bad timing as yours is stunning and over the top delicious!!! xo
Kate – your photography has always been amazing – but these pics are above and beyond! Beautiful! I just love that little jar too. So cute. I’m not a big caramel fan – but coffee…that I could get behind. Maybe the combo would work for me. ๐
Kate – this is FABULOUS! I have made creme brulee with several different flavors…but not like this – this is awesome! Your pictures are – as always – incredible…and you got an amazing sugar crust! Seriously – bravo!
Such gorgeous shots!
You dont know how much i love you right now! This is my all time favourite dessert but ive probably only had it 2/3 times in my life at restaurants. Ive wanted to try making it for a while but yours is the first recipe that looks truly achievable and not as scary as others! Gorgeous ๐
Oh, my this creme brulee looks mouthwatering, yummie yum! Love the addidtion of coffee and caramel :)))
Btw, you mentioning those gossiping grannies put a smile on my face- it seems to be the same everywhere ๐
You know how it is! ๐ Especially the grannies from the Balkan area, right?! ๐
One of my top fave desserts. it easy to make…I just have a heart attack when I see the ingredients (why I let other make it so I can be in a state of denial). The coffee cream looks amazing.
Looks amazing Kate, wish I had the nerve to try this.