The Difference Between Using Milk vs Cream in Crème Brûlée

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  • čas přidán 20. 02. 2024
  • Vanilla Crème Brûlée (yield: 6 4-oz ramekins)
    1.5 cups (341g) heavy cream
    1/2 cup (113g) whole milk
    1 vanilla bean
    1/2 cup (100g) sugar
    1/4 tsp fine salt
    6 egg yolks
    extra sugar for brulee
    1. Cut the vanilla bean in half and scrape the seeds. Add both the seeds and the pod to a pot with the cream, milk, 1/4 cup (50g) of the sugar, and salt. Set over medium heat and bring to just below a boil. Cover and let steep for 30 minutes.
    2. Add the egg yolks and remaining 1/4 cup (50g) of sugar to a bowl and mix together until combined.
    3. Slowly stream the hot cream/milk mixture into the egg yolks.
    4. Strain to remove any large pieces of the vanilla pod and unincorporated pieces of egg.
    5. Divide between 6 ramekins set in a 13in x 9in baking pan.
    6. Place the baking pan in a pre-heated 325F (163C) oven and fill about a third of the way with hot water.
    7. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the custard wobbles slightly in the center when tapped.
    8. Remove from the oven, let cool on the counter for 20 minutes, and then at least 4 hours in the fridge.
    9. Top with a thin layer of sugar and brulee.

Komentáře • 208

  • @benjaminthebaker
    @benjaminthebaker  Před 3 měsíci +721

    Full written recipe in the description

    • @_otcher_2869
      @_otcher_2869 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yeeeey^^

    • @philipp594
      @philipp594 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Are you still adding recipes to your website?

    • @user-es5wp1id1g
      @user-es5wp1id1g Před 3 měsíci +2

      Out of curiosity, what about evaporated milk? My only knowledge of it is they're milk, evaporated.

    • @Scaarus
      @Scaarus Před 3 měsíci +1

      Legend

    • @mariamtee
      @mariamtee Před 3 měsíci

      @@user-es5wp1id1gI got my trusty recipe off the can of an evaporated milk brand and it’s one of my favourites.

  • @TheClaramayBelles
    @TheClaramayBelles Před 3 měsíci +3482

    Ngl It's amazing how different the creme brulee turns out with just swapping one ingredient

    • @heyheyyouyouidontlike
      @heyheyyouyouidontlike Před 3 měsíci +115

      I mean there's only 5 ingredients used in making it. That's like changing the flour in a cake. Of course it will turn out different depending on what flour you use lol.

    • @yuzuruotonashi659
      @yuzuruotonashi659 Před 3 měsíci +13

      In math, and indeed in all facets of life, you have input and output. Put something different in, get something different out. This obviously applies to cooking, so I genuinely have no idea why this would surprise you, unless you didn't know that, which is also not great to think about

    • @muhhamadavdol3781
      @muhhamadavdol3781 Před 3 měsíci +27

      I swapped out the cream for dehydrated potato powder rehydrated with water and my crème brulée is garbage
      Shame on... Can't get fooled again!

    • @BPFACTS88
      @BPFACTS88 Před 2 měsíci +3

      "Ngl"? Are you 8 years old?

    • @BPFACTS88
      @BPFACTS88 Před 2 měsíci +4

      ​@@muhhamadavdol3781yeah lol this comment was so incredibly low IQ

  • @rufat3004
    @rufat3004 Před 3 měsíci +1251

    Your channel is one of the most useful cooking channels. Keep it up bro.

  • @arisolomon5575
    @arisolomon5575 Před 3 měsíci +633

    Spot on! I used to work at a steakhouse where we sold a LOT of creme brulee and we used a 3:1 ratio of 38% cream to whole milk! The best!

  • @lalegende2746
    @lalegende2746 Před 3 měsíci +232

    I love how many different versions are always shown. None of them are bad, they’re just different

  • @Reve-to-the-V
    @Reve-to-the-V Před 3 měsíci +134

    A video on how the amount of fruit you put in baked goods (e.g. banana bread/cake) affects the texture would be nice.

  • @erykahDwhite
    @erykahDwhite Před 2 měsíci +16

    I read a comment on one of your other videos that said something like “I love how there’s no right/wrong attitude to these videos” and that’s so true. Just showing the differences and letting people choose their preferences 🤷🏽‍♀️

  • @User_vanya_army
    @User_vanya_army Před 3 měsíci +98

    this guy is like actully helping me so much to improve in baking and ive been trying soo hard to bake this and now i can finally get something inside my head😅 mad respect for this guy

  • @Mukduck619
    @Mukduck619 Před 3 měsíci +43

    Made your creme brûlée recipe for Christmas and it was such a hit 😃

  • @cheekers3328
    @cheekers3328 Před 3 měsíci +41

    I love these science-y baking videos

  • @tv-21
    @tv-21 Před 13 dny +9

    I used 3/4 almond milk and 1/4 cream. It's baking right now

    • @tv-21
      @tv-21 Před 9 dny +2

      Turned out, alright. Edible

    • @khassan2008
      @khassan2008 Před 9 dny

      so then dont use almond milk? what were u thinking

    • @tv-21
      @tv-21 Před 7 dny

      @@khassan2008 less calories. It was good. Just wasn't as good as whole cream

    • @khassan2008
      @khassan2008 Před 7 dny

      @@tv-21 if you care about calories go to the gym and stop eating creme brulees. not make almond flavoured pudding

  • @Dramallama-if7sd
    @Dramallama-if7sd Před 2 měsíci +1

    This has a British baking show vibe

  • @victoriamiranda-stotelmyre4382
    @victoriamiranda-stotelmyre4382 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I’m using your cream to milk ratio from now on. Thank you for doing the delicious research.

  • @mellowmissmuffett
    @mellowmissmuffett Před 2 měsíci +4

    Thank you, so much. I’m addicted to your videos. They’re dense with information and still succinct enough to follow easily.

  • @SociallyAwkwardGinger
    @SociallyAwkwardGinger Před 2 měsíci +1

    Love these shorts and videos!! Making learning for my adhd brain so much easier. I swear there are times I'm cooking and I suddenly recall something from one of your shorts or videos that comes in so handy!

  • @NEMO-NEMO
    @NEMO-NEMO Před 3 měsíci +16

    Wonderful. Can you lessonize us with the proper procedure for Gelato.

    • @eastcorkcheeses6448
      @eastcorkcheeses6448 Před 3 měsíci +2

      I'm agreeing with the above comment, as ive promised a redo of a pistachio gelato ,
      And i cant remember the recipes that i cobbled together

  • @elmatador678
    @elmatador678 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Yes!!!! More!!! Love your content sir keep it up!!

  • @mariamtee
    @mariamtee Před 3 měsíci +2

    You’re amazing! Please do one on bread pudding too.
    Like whether to keep the bread sides or not? Whether to cut it into cubes like the American recipes, triangles like the Aussies or fingers like the Brits?
    How many eggs to milk?
    Whether to butter the bread slices before baking or to add melted butter to the custard mix?
    Runny/custardy consistency vs a more set pudding.
    Whether to use cream or half and half?
    How much cinnamon and/or nutmeg to add? I have half a dozen different bread pudding recipes that all turn out great but it would be so much better to have a single definitive one!

    • @kimberlybennett7943
      @kimberlybennett7943 Před 2 měsíci

      I always leave the crusts on
      When my kids were little I’d save the crusts from their sandwiches specifically to make bread pudding lol

  • @Momzie808
    @Momzie808 Před 2 měsíci

    I love this young man’s explanation of the recipes he has developed, very informative!

  • @coldcole
    @coldcole Před 3 měsíci +1

    These experiments remind me of the time when i study food and nutrition. My experiment was different types of flour affecting the texture in scones. Man i had never hated eating scones until then😂

  • @insederec
    @insederec Před měsícem

    I think creme brulee has to be one of my favorite desserts. It's truly foolproof. Even a disaster of a creme brulee is delicious. Especially with some kind of reduction or berry compote on top.

  • @flipphone4755
    @flipphone4755 Před 2 měsíci

    Crème brûlée is hands down the most satisfying dessert ever created🤤

  • @illegalsmilez
    @illegalsmilez Před měsícem

    I love this channel so much. It's so important to experiment with cooking and I love seeing yours. Thank you

  • @belagomex
    @belagomex Před 2 měsíci

    I didin’t know Zeke had a channel on youtube! Lool love it❣️

  • @mr3732
    @mr3732 Před měsícem

    thank you for all these videos. I love baking but I can't really go to a pastry school or anything. So these videos really help me understand the recipes well. I was almost able to make creme brulee perfectly on my first try! And i understood every step scientifically. Thank you!

  • @tanhiluunganselem8815
    @tanhiluunganselem8815 Před 2 měsíci

    you're the best when it comes to baking anything

  • @thomascampbell350
    @thomascampbell350 Před 2 měsíci

    I’d love to see how it would work with various dairy alternatives like almond milk and lactose free cream

  • @SRHisntSilent
    @SRHisntSilent Před 2 měsíci

    You really said it must be perfect

  • @OvernightCountFraud2024
    @OvernightCountFraud2024 Před 2 měsíci

    Good channel. Useful info in a concise format. Like a really quick Americas Test Kitchen.

  • @michaelfritz8725
    @michaelfritz8725 Před 2 měsíci

    The 3/4 cream to 1/4 milk makes sense. A restaurant I used to work at we used 1 qt of heavy cream and 1 qt of half and half when making creme brulee which would put you at like 3/4 cream to 1/4 milk

  • @dainty_darling7737
    @dainty_darling7737 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Your videos are such a BLESSING!

  • @sidlives2672
    @sidlives2672 Před 2 měsíci

    This reminds me of when I experimented with making green tea ice cream. The normal ratio of milk to cream is 1 parts milk to 2 parts cream. But that makes the ice cream too smooth for my tastes. So I ended up with a 2 parts milk to 1 part cream and the texture is spot on with some of the best gt ice creams I have had. And no custard, just milk, cream, sugar, and matcha. Works to get that slight gritty texture to the ice cream.

  • @catskale6412
    @catskale6412 Před 2 měsíci

    Bro you’re helping me become a better baker, or maybe just dessert dude!
    I love it, keep it up.🙏🙏👍🏻

  • @127deku
    @127deku Před 2 měsíci

    i genuinely learn so much from you 😭🙏🏼 thank u for this man

  • @twoprayingbuddhas892
    @twoprayingbuddhas892 Před 2 měsíci

    This channel is soooo precious, i have learned more things here than in school lmao🤣🤣🤣

  • @LunaShimmyDiva
    @LunaShimmyDiva Před 3 měsíci

    Always interesting to see comparisons.

  • @DripSkylark30
    @DripSkylark30 Před 3 měsíci

    i bake a lot for work and i have gotten so much better thanks to you lol thank you for the tips and keep it up

  • @taraschmutzler4039
    @taraschmutzler4039 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you for these videos. I really appreciate them. They have helped me be a better baker.

  • @victoraguilar4914
    @victoraguilar4914 Před 3 měsíci

    You are too good to us. Thank you ❤ I will be trying your recipe!

  • @davisj7973
    @davisj7973 Před 2 měsíci

    using raw whole milk made for a very smooth and fullbodied cream for m...it was a creme patisserie recipe tho not sure how different that is cause it reminded me just of the insides of a good creme brulee

  • @luikato
    @luikato Před 3 měsíci

    I swear I saw it yesterday and I was so excited but I couldn’t watch it but now I can 😁

  • @nikkinanette8807
    @nikkinanette8807 Před 2 měsíci

    Omg 🍮 yummy 😋

  • @NerffedLivin
    @NerffedLivin Před 2 měsíci

    Boss man 💯

  • @sukru8773
    @sukru8773 Před 3 měsíci

    Such an amazing channel this is!

  • @sdash5434
    @sdash5434 Před 3 měsíci

    I love these videos! Thank you!

  • @Erzaphelia18
    @Erzaphelia18 Před 2 měsíci

    I love this so much because now I can send it to mom and finally maybe she could believe that just changing the dairy product makes a huge difference in the crème brûlée personally I use a half and half mix but mom won’t listen to me and still uses milk alone so now maybe this could convince her

  • @_otcher_2869
    @_otcher_2869 Před 3 měsíci

    Just saw random video of yours and it's so fresh, nice

  • @sxsamarxb
    @sxsamarxb Před 3 měsíci

    Nice work!!!

  • @burb.erryplugg3660
    @burb.erryplugg3660 Před 3 měsíci

    Milk & Creme fraiche ist also a gamechanger frfr

  • @kelliehorn1082
    @kelliehorn1082 Před 2 měsíci

    The music choice is not lost on me 😉

  • @OTDinosaurScrubs
    @OTDinosaurScrubs Před 2 měsíci

    Interesting! I usually do equal parts milk and cream, but I’ll have to try that 3:1 ratio

  • @davidperry4013
    @davidperry4013 Před měsícem

    When it comes to making desserts, I love using heavy cream. I also like using heavy cream in my homemade macchiatos.

  • @ple8379
    @ple8379 Před měsícem

    The heavy cream looks the best imo

  • @milily
    @milily Před 2 měsíci

    I love this channel and I don’t even bake lmao

  • @mbion001
    @mbion001 Před 3 měsíci

    I really love your videos and I learn so much, but I have egg and dairy allergies have you ever thought of doing any videos that exclude certain ingredients.

  • @afrodytee211
    @afrodytee211 Před 2 měsíci +2

    MAY I ASK.... What do you choose to do with the experiments that you execute? Obviously, you know that all will be edible, but not as preferred as others. I am a beginner in the culinary world, and when a recipe flops, I often find it inedible, even for my SO, whom were raised to "waste not want not"; but i digress. However, I am torn on what to do with the "flopped" recipes. I do not have a garden to compost, no animals to feed, i considered taking them down to the nursing home, a few blocks away, as a surprise treat for them. (Obviously not recipes that I wouldn't feed myself), but you know what I mean. Anyway, I'm collecting ideas on ways to be less wasteful, and maybe even to repurpose said recipes. Thanks!

  • @synctax1017
    @synctax1017 Před 2 měsíci

    God, I love Food science!

  • @joan7691
    @joan7691 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Great! What about the difference between butter and oil

  • @spiderplant
    @spiderplant Před 2 měsíci

    Me, who barely knows what créme brulee even is: "Ah yes, that all makes sense!"

  • @ragnkja
    @ragnkja Před 2 měsíci

    Since dairy products can vary a lot between countries: the preferred mix has about 30% fat.

  • @patrickmiddelkoop
    @patrickmiddelkoop Před 2 měsíci +1

    Thanks for this comparison! I've got another question about Crème Brûlée. Every time that I make it, all Vanilla seeds sink to the bottom of the ramekin. What is the cause to this, and how can I fix that?

  • @Technoxity
    @Technoxity Před 3 měsíci

    Have you seen Yakitake! (Japan)? Its full of great cooking ideas

  • @WobblesandBean
    @WobblesandBean Před 3 měsíci

    Nah. Nothing will ever be as good as using straight cream.

  • @franziskaneufeld
    @franziskaneufeld Před 2 měsíci

    The music is from British bake off

  • @user-cz7bw5ul9s
    @user-cz7bw5ul9s Před 2 měsíci

    yes

  • @crimson90
    @crimson90 Před 2 měsíci

    Lol, before watching I was thinking just use half n half. I still hold by that.

  • @MirA12334
    @MirA12334 Před 2 měsíci

    Theres so many recipes where i disnt have enough of one item. Like whole milk. nut i did have heavy cream. And i feel like these were some of my best foods because they had s bit off both of the good parts

  • @oshwaflz
    @oshwaflz Před 3 měsíci

    I just got through valentines day where i made creme brulees as a couples special, man this woulda helped then lmfao

  • @nina92ize
    @nina92ize Před 2 měsíci

    Not me making my custard with skimmed milk🙈🤣

  • @juleklemmer5647
    @juleklemmer5647 Před 2 měsíci

    Cool. Now how do I get rid of the rather straight forward egg flavour in my custard?

  • @nullvoid6095
    @nullvoid6095 Před 2 měsíci

    “I haven’t felt something this good in my body since my uncle.”
    🤨📸🚨🚓

  • @angmiming
    @angmiming Před 2 měsíci

    Is crème brûlée like a flan? like leche flan? Because in my country, we use evaporated milk. Any typical dish here that calls for milk, we use evaporated milk. Tasted great as usual. I'll give milk and cream a try and see if it's better than just evaporated milk.

  • @Hellnogizmo
    @Hellnogizmo Před 2 měsíci

    Omg YES! Ive been meaning to try this for years and Ive just yet to look up and search for a "good" recipe. You continue to be my fat girl hero! Thank you! 🥰🩵

  • @Chymai
    @Chymai Před 2 měsíci

    And the question of how much burnt sugar need to be on top: all of it, it’s never too much.

  • @plisetskyprincess1260
    @plisetskyprincess1260 Před 3 měsíci

    would you get the same results with using cream substitutes? (butter + milk)

  • @nguyenkhanh7759
    @nguyenkhanh7759 Před 2 měsíci

    Youtub baking god 😂

  • @monil4379
    @monil4379 Před měsícem

    I wonder what difference using evaporated milk would have since the water has been removed

  • @danilincks5809
    @danilincks5809 Před 2 měsíci

    Benjamin, for that ratio of milk to cream, how many eggs/egg yolks do you add? I remember you made a video explaining that there’s a difference

  • @ash_hly
    @ash_hly Před 3 měsíci

    Never thought i would see a naked crème brûlèe but here we are...

  • @lina9535
    @lina9535 Před 2 měsíci

    They joy of living in a country where milk and cream only have % differences. Making me utterly confused when I hear things such as whole milk, and my favorite heavy cream 😂

  • @O-sa-car
    @O-sa-car Před 2 měsíci

    So use half & half - got it

  • @littlebumgorf
    @littlebumgorf Před měsícem +2

    what about cream + water so that you don't have to buy both cream and milk?

  • @MoonstoneVR13
    @MoonstoneVR13 Před 2 měsíci

    After you do these tests, what do you do with them?

  • @ImperfectResurrection
    @ImperfectResurrection Před 3 měsíci

    Even better than the frist addition you posted! Thanks for those extra details :)

  • @queenofnyc5584
    @queenofnyc5584 Před 3 měsíci

    Do peanut brittle

  • @claretdavila3203
    @claretdavila3203 Před 2 měsíci

    Can you make teletubbies custard

  • @Marmalsade
    @Marmalsade Před 3 měsíci

    How I wish I wasn't lactose intolerant rn 😢

  • @cileft011
    @cileft011 Před 3 měsíci +1

    ~~evaporated milk~~

  • @Mr.M3447
    @Mr.M3447 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Is this a reupload?

  • @bebe_xcx
    @bebe_xcx Před 2 měsíci

    What about using like other choice of milk such as oat or coconut

  • @TragoudistrosMPH
    @TragoudistrosMPH Před měsícem

    I use coconut cream. I wonder how that compares with his ratios 🤔

  • @cooperstephens5496
    @cooperstephens5496 Před 2 měsíci

    I follow Markiplier’s crème brûlée recipe and get results every time

  • @PoKeKidMPK1
    @PoKeKidMPK1 Před 2 měsíci

    are you sure thats what emphasizing the vanilla? and that the cream is more dairy than the milk? wouldnt it also defeat the purpose to use whole milk with cream, opposed to a no fat milk?
    ive seen that its how the vanilla is extracted more so than what its being cooked in.
    cooking it just gives the flavor, but it doesnt release its impact.
    what if you "steeped" it in a cup of alcohol that was left in the fridge, then tried it in the full cream mixture.

  • @robonmern6757
    @robonmern6757 Před 3 měsíci

    How do you think a Crème Brûlée would turn out if someone used a different kind of milk like Oat Milk, Coconut Milk, etc.?

  • @salmamorell3326
    @salmamorell3326 Před 3 měsíci

    @benjaminthebaker trying this with raw milk 😅since it usually enhances any dessert I make

  • @amritbakshi8434
    @amritbakshi8434 Před 2 měsíci

    Use UHT Milk

  • @JoTheBlackWolf
    @JoTheBlackWolf Před 2 měsíci

    Creme brullee is traditionally made with cream, whilst Crema Catalana is made with milk and they look the same.

  • @moxee33
    @moxee33 Před 2 měsíci

    What about non-dairy milks for lactose intolerant folks?

  • @Austin_Soares
    @Austin_Soares Před 3 měsíci

    What about Sweetend Condensed Milk?

  • @Natnizer
    @Natnizer Před 2 měsíci

    What if you used freeze distilled milk?