Thai Tea Creme Brulee
This dessert tastes like Thai tea but in a creme brulee. Thai is used to flavor the heavy cream before it is used to make the custard for this creme brulee.
Servings: 4 creme brulees
Calories: 583kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 tbsp Thai tea mix
- 5 egg yolks
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups hot water
Instructions
Making the custard
- Microwave the heavy cream for 1 minute. Add the Thai tea mix and steep for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Strain the Thai tea flavored heavy cream through a fine mesh sieve. Heat up the heavy cream so that it’s hot but not boiling. You can eyeball it by seeing if smoke is wafting off your cream.
- After heating up your cream, whisk together the sugar and egg yolks in a small bowl. Make sure you have a smooth consistency.
- The next step is called tempering. Basically, you want to raise the temperature of your egg yolks, so they don't cook when you combine the cream and eggs. To do this, add 1/4 cup of cream to the egg mixture. Whisk well until everything is well incorporated. Then pour the egg mixture into the hot cream. Stir together until all the ingredients are mixed well.
- Add the vanilla extract and stir. Remove from the heat.
Baking the creme brulee
- Add 4 ramekins to a baking dish. I used 4 8oz ramekins in a 9x9 baking dish. Ladle the custard over a fine mesh sieve into the ramekins.
- Pour 2 cups of hot water into the baking dish to create a water bath for the custard. This helps control the temperature of the custard, so it doesn't overcook.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes. Take out the creme brûlée at 35 minutes to check if it's cooked through. To check if they’re done, shake them a bit, and if they move the same way jello moves, they’re done. If they seem a bit loose in the centre, bake them for a few more minutes.
- Cool for 2 hours at room temperature and then overnight in the fridge.
- Add a thin layer of sugar on top and shake off any excess. Use a blow torch to caramelize the sugar and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1creme brulee | Calories: 583kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Cholesterol: 407mg | Sodium: 56mg | Potassium: 116mg | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 2074IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 1mg