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Low-Carb Creme Brulee

Low-Carb Crème Brulee is every bit as delightful as the original. Creamy, sweet and easier than you'd think, it may just get you through your diet.  

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 308 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French

Ingredients

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup Swerve
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 Tablespoons Swerve 1 teaspoon/serving to brulee (see note)

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  2. Place cream and sweetener in a small saucepan and heat until warm but not hot, stirring to dissolve sweetener.  
  3. In small bowl, slightly beat egg yolks with wire whisk. Add cream mixture andvanilla and stir until well blended. Strain into a pouring vessel. Pour cream mixture evenly into six ramekins.
  4. Set ramekins into a 9 x 13 pan and place in oven. While in oven, carefully pour boilingwater into pan, until water covers two-thirds of the height of the ramekins. Be careful not to splash water into ramekins.
  5. Bake 25 to 40 minutes until the custard reaches 175 F or the center of the custard isset but jiggly.
  6. Carefully transfer ramekins individually to cooling rack—I found that lifting with a slottedturner worked best. Refrigerate until chilled, approximately 2 hours.
  7. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoons of sugar or sweetener over each chilled custard. Brown with a kitchen torch.
  8. Refrigerate until rechilled, about an hour.

Notes

  • Tip: to brown erythritol (Swerve), experiment with the torch’s heat settings and maybe go a little lower. 
  • The mixture briefly caught fire a couple times (it’s a sugar alcohol and alcohol burns) so I wouldn’t brown this under a broiler. 
  • But even where the sugar wasn’t brown it had a nice crunch, so maybe decorate with extra berries while you perfect it. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 308kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 3g (1%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 32g (49%) Saturated Fat 19g (95%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 213mg (71%) Sodium 27mg (1%) Sugar 2g (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 308

% Daily Value*

Calories 308kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 3g 1%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 32g 49%
Saturated Fat 19g 95%
Polyunsaturated Fat 10g 59%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 213mg 71%
Sodium 27mg 1%
Sugar 2g 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.