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Dairy-free Crème Brûlée Recipe

Healthy, low sugar, and dairy-free crème brûlée recipe that uses only four whole ingredients.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American, French
Keyword creamy, dairy free, easy, healthy, low sugar
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4 servings
Calories 576 kcal
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

  • 2 cans organic coconut cream
  • 7 egg yolks preferably pastured
  • 1/2 cup unrefined cane sugar
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Topping

  • 6 tsp evaporated cane sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F/ 177 °C.

  2. In a medium-sized pot, warm the coconut cream with the vanilla on low to medium heat for about 5 minutes. Do not bring to a boil. 

  3. Beat egg yolks with the sugar until smooth and well blended. Stir the hot coconut cream slowly into the yolk mixture.

  4. Pour the blended liquid into 4-5 large ramekins or equivalent size, oven-safe dish.

  5. Set the ramekins in a large pan filled to about 1" with warm water. Bake for 50-60 minutes in the preheated oven until the custard sets and forms a lightly browned crust on top.

  6. Let custards cool, cover lightly with a clean cotton towel, and chill for 4 hours in the refrigerator.

  7. To serve, sprinkle 1.5 teaspoons of unrefined sugar evenly over the top of each ramekin.

  8. Use a torch to melt the sugar on the top of each ramekin (about 2 minutes per ramekin). I recommend using a torch instead of the broiler as unrefined sugar melts faster than white sugar and can easily burn. Using a torch allows more precision. Note that the crust will not be as smooth as when using white sugar.

  9. Return the ramekins to the refrigerator until the melted sugar forms a firm crust. Serve very cold.

Nutrition Facts
Dairy-free Crème Brûlée Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 large ramekin)
Calories 576 Calories from Fat 468
% Daily Value*
Fat 52g80%
Saturated Fat 43g215%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 368mg123%
Potassium 521mg15%
Carbohydrates 25g8%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 379IU8%
Calcium 58mg6%
Iron 2.75mg15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.