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Creme Brulee Instant Pot

 
Crème brûlée is a really famous dessert that is often served in the fanciest of restaurants - but it is actually really simple to make.  And in this recipe, we also teach you how to add a really nice twist to make your creme brûlée stand out  - add our “blood orange” twist and you will be the talk to the town!!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Keyword: creme brulee, instant pot, pressure cook
Servings: 6
Calories: 395kcal
Author: Rosie

Ingredients

  • 12 oz Double Cream - 1.5 cups - 350ml
  • 1 orange peel - peeled from 1 orange
  • 4 oz Full Cream Milk - 0.5 cup - 125ml
  • 2 vanilla pods or 1 teaspoon high quality vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 2.2 oz Caster Sugar - 60 g - 1/2 cup
  • 3 Blood Oranges other Oranges also ok - For Orange Compote
  • 1 oz Caster Sugar - For Orange Compote

Instructions

Orange Compote

  • Finley zest of the blood oranges and set aside the zest
  • Peel the remaining 2 oranges (keep 2 pieces of peel for the milk/cream) and the zest one also - slice the oranges into pieces - removing the seeds.
  • Place diced orange pieces and zest  in a saucepan - or you can use your instant pot for this also.
  • Add the caster sugar
  • Stir and stew the mix keeping control of the heat until the mix turns into a stew-like consistency and then set aside to cool

Creme Brulee

  • In a bowl whish the eggs, egg yolks. and about 50 g of the sugar until smooth and mixed
  • In a saucepan, gently warm the cream and milk with the vanilla and some orange peel for added flavor
  • Remove from the heat and let it cool to naturally infuse the vanilla and orange flavor
  • Remove the orange peel
  • Take the ramekins and put about 2 teaspoons of the orange compote in the bottom of the ramekin
  • Then pour the milk and cream mixture into the ramekins so they are about 80 percent full
  • Wrap the ramekins reasonably tightly in aluminum foil.
  • Add 1-2 cups of water to the instant pot bowl and put the steamer or trivet into the bowl - Now gently place the ramekins on the rack in the bowl- we could that you can place 4 on the rack and then gently place two more on top of the bottom 4.
  • Set the pressure to low and cook for 13 minutes and then let the natural pressure release for 10 mins.
  • Release any remaining pressure and check the creme brulee is cooked - the mixture should be firm to touch with a finger
  • Unwrap the foil from the ramekins and leave to cool. Then place in the fridge for at least 2 hours to set. If you are going to leave them overnight we suggest you cover them with plastic wrap.
  • Now the exciting part - Caramelize and eat. Sprinkle the remaining castor sugar (or if you have raw sugar that works even better- see our pictures below) - blowtorch until you form a crisp caramel on the top!

Nutrition

Calories: 395kcal