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Coconut Milk Creme Brûlée {giveaway!}

Incredible, homemade coconut milk creme brulee made with 5 simple ingredients and lightened up with light coconut milk. This classic creme brulee is creamy, perfectly sweet, and a delicious dessert.
Course Dessert, Gluten Free, Grain Free
Keyword creme brulee
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings 4
Author Monique Volz of Ambitious Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsweetened light coconut milk (I used the canned light coconut milk from Trader Joe's)
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 8 egg yolks
  • 3/4 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300° F.
  • In a medium bowl combine yolks and 3/4 cup sugar until creamy. Add vanilla and whisk again.
  • In medium saucepan heat cream and coconut milk over low heat and bring to a slight boil; remove from heat immediately and set aside to cool for 1-2 minutes. 
  • Slowly add cream into egg yolk and sugar mixture and whisk until creamy and well combined.
  • Pour custard evenly into 4 ramekins and place in a baking dish/pan. Add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
  • Bake for approximately 40-45 minutes until custard is almost set, but still very slightly jiggly in the center.
  • Once done baking, cool at room temperate then refrigerate for an hour.
  • Preheat oven to broil.
  • Mix 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and 2 tablespoons of regular sugar in a bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the tops of the custard. 
  • Place dish under broiler until sugar begins to melt and caramelize. Watch carefully, this shouldn't take more than a few minutes!
  • Place back in refrigerator for up to 30 minutes if you like your creme brulee served chilled.
  • Cool until ready to serve or chill until cold. When ready, sprinkle with about 2 tsp white sugar and torch until crispy and brown.
  • Pour mixture evenly into 6 6-ounce ramekins (custard dishes). Place ramekins in a baking dish and add enough hot water to come about half way up the sides of the ramekins.
  • Bake for approximately 40-45 minutes until custard is almost set. The custard will be mostly firm but still jiggle slightly in the center when tapped.
  • Remove from water bath and let cool slightly. Place in refrigerator and chill overnight.
  • Just before serving sprinkle 1 to 2 teaspoons of sugar over each custard. Use a torch to melt the sugar OR place ramekins on a cookie sheet and then under a preheated broiler. Cook until sugar is a golden brown (about 3 minutes).
Monique Volz of Ambitious Kitchen