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Vegan crème brûlée
Guilt-free vegan crème brûlée featuring a rich vanilla custard base and crunchy caramelized sugar topping. It's easy to make and free from eggs, dairy, and gluten, making it a delicious plant-based dessert you won't want to miss!
Prep Time
4 mins
Cook Time
4 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 274 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 13.5 oz coconut milk full fat
- 4 strands saffron
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup water
- 1 Tablespoon arrowroot or cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon agar agar powder
- Extra sugar for torching
Instructions
- In a saucepan over a high flame, heat the coconut milk, saffron, maple syrup, vanilla and salt until it comes to a boil. Reduce the flame to medium and stir the contents of the pot with a whisk. In a separate bowl, combine the water, arrowroot (or cornstarch) and agar agar powder to make a thin slurry. Using a rubber spatula, scrape the contents of the bowl into the cooking coconut milk, and continue to cook, whisking regularly for about two more minutes or until thickened and bubbling. Evenly divide the custard into the four ramekins. And chill for 2 hours or more before serving.
- Working one at a time, use 3-4 teaspoons of sugar to top a custard. You can tilt the custard around in your hand and shake it a little to evenly coat the entire surface with a thin layer of sugar crystals.
- Torch the crystals using a butane torch. Keep the flame of the torch moving around the surface of the custard so that the sugar melts and browns evenly instead of burning in spots.
- Sugar and torch each remaining custard one at a time and serve immediately.
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Notes
- Coconut sugar hack:
- If you want to use coconut sugar to torch the top with instead of cane sugar, it is indeed possible but requires a little tweak. Before you spread the coconut sugar around the top of the custard, put a couple drops of water on the tip of a pastry brush and wet the top of the custard. That way the larger sugar crystals of the coconut sugar can dissolve and break down a little bit, making them torch more nicely. If you skip this crucial step, your sugar might just decide to go rogue and burn the whole house down. Okay, maybe not the whole house, but definitely your dessert.
Nutrition Information
Calories
274kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
23g
(8%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
18g
(90%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
163mg
(7%)
Potassium
290mg
(8%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
5IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
49mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 274
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 274kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 163mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 290mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 5IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.