Sous Vide Berry Creme Brulee

Sous Vide Creme Brulee with fresh berries is a fresh seasonal version of everyone’s favorite classic, creamy dessert. 

And when you use a sous vide machine you can rest assured your little custards will be cooked perfectly, every time with very minimal effort on your part.

Perfect Creme Brulee with a twist

I am a huge fan of creme brulee! Isn’t everyone? The flavor and texture variation of the cool creamy custard and the crunchy caramel topping is like no other. It’s just so irresistibly delicious.

Delicious and customizable! A major win in my book. I love that there’s so many different ways to change up that perfect classic custard flavor. You can stir in additions to the custard base for an overall flavor change, like melted chocolate or instant espresso powder. Or, you can substitute other liquids, like egg nog or coconut milk, for some of the cream to change the flavor that way. Another option is to simply stir in some whole chunks of fruit like berries or bananas into the classic custard and get BIG EXPLOSIONS of flavor.

This Sous Vide Berry Creme Brulee recipe customizes the flavor of both the custard base AND adds whole fruit flavor explosions. It also changes up the classic way to cook creme brulee. Taking the water bath out of the oven and placing it right on your counter, thanks to a sous vide machine.

Why Sous Vide Creme Brulee?

Cooking individual portions of creme brulee with a sous vide machine takes all the guesswork out of the process. No more wondering if the custard is cooked. No more serving too-soft or hard-as-a-rock creme brulee. When you use a sous-vide machine to cook creme brulee you set it to the exact temperature for the desired texture and end up with perfect dessert, every time!

• creamy soft creme brulee – set the temp to 176 degrees Fahreinheit
• thick and rich creme brulee – set the temp to 181 degrees Fahreinheit
• firm creme brulee – set the temp to 185 degrees Fahreinheit

Check your sous vide machine’s usage instructions for specifics

And cooking creme brulee with the sous vide method makes it even easier to prep it ahead of time. Perfect for entertaining! Simply keep the jars sealed and refrigerate up to three days. When ready to serve simply bring to room temperature then cover with a layer of sugar. Caramelize with a hand torch or pop under the broiler for a stunningly delicious, almost entirely made ahead, dessert.

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How to Make Sous Vide Creme Brulee with Berries

This Sous Vide Creme Brulee recipe has slightly less cream and a big more egg yolks to achieve the same luscious thickness as classic creme brulee – only with a lot less effort!

Ten egg yolks to be exact! But don’t waste those egg whites, use them to make chiffon cake, perfect macaron cookies, french meringue buttercream frosting or even to shake up a frothy cocktail.

To make this stunning make ahead sous vide dessert simply whisk up egg yolks with sugar, sea salt, heavy cream and a handful of berries. Divide remaining berries amongst jars for individual servings then pour the custard mixture over, leaving ½″ of room.

Use any berries you desire for this recipe. Raspberries are delicious but I have a thing for the combination of blackberries and cream, so naturally I chose blackberries.

Allow the jars to sit for 30 minutes so air bubbles rise, then skim the bubbles and seal ‘fingertip tight’ – sealing until you start to feel a little resistance. Seal too tight and you risk the jars exploding in the water bath. Once tightened place jars into a large container with the sous vide machine. Add water and set the machine to cook to the desired temperature.

When finished remove from water and refrigerate until ready to serve, at least 2 hours up to 3 days.

When ready to serve bring to room temperature and blot any accumulated moisture from top of custard. Cover with a layer of sugar and caramelize either with a hand torch or under the broiler until a thick crust forms. Repeat with all custards and let rest 5 minutes before serving.

enjoy!

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