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Foodie Friday: Simply Gourmet
by Guest Writer, Valerie WhitmoreIf you guessed "creme brulee" as the answer to the question I posted on Facebook yesterday, you would be correct. It is my favorite dessert. For that matter, it's one of the few desserts I ever eat
Oh, I've been known to devour a slice of 7-layer chocolate cake - it's not that I dislike other desserts. I just don't eat a lot of sweet-tasting food very often. So when I do feel like a little treat after a meal, I tend to lean towards things with simple flavors. Like creme brulee.
When researching blogs for this week's Foodie Friday I was specifically looking for something to make with eggnog since December is National Eggnog Month. And wouldn't you know, Sherron from Simply Gourmet had a recipe for eggnog creme brulee.
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Sherron started Simply Gourmet in 2011 and has already amassed around 250 delicious posts. Her recipes sound wonderful and the photos will make you drool. Many of her recipes are specifically gluten free, but many have non-gluten free options to them. In other words, you don't have to be gluten-free to love her blog.
(love the kitty in the photo!!)
But back to the creme brulee.
Creme brulee isn't really all that complicated. It's (typically) a custard base made from milk, eggs, and sugar which is then baked in small ramekins and then chilled. Once it's set, a coating of sugar is put on top and "burned" with a torch or under a broiler. Now, if you've ever had bad creme brulee you also know that it is possible to mess it up. It can be too runny, too eggy, or just plain lacking flavor
Sherron's recipe takes some of the guesswork out of it by simply using eggnog and eggs. That's it. Really, that's all there is to it.
I deviated just a tad from her recipe. First, I was curious as to whether commercially made low fat eggnog would work in it. But, I also wanted to test her recipe as written using the deliciously full-fat eggnog. So I made both. To do this, and not end up with a month's supply of creme brulee, I scaled the recipe down. For each brulee dish I used 1/2 an egg (two tablespoons) and 1/2 cup of eggnog
I put them in a pan with water and popped them in the oven
The full-fat eggnog one was done in 25 minutes. You want them to be starting to set, but not cooked through. The low fat eggnog version took much longer - it was 15 more minutes until it was set
After chilling for a few hours I added the brown sugar and stuck them under the broiler. Now, a confession, I didn't measure the brown sugar I just sprinkled it on because as usual I was doing too many things at once. It went on a little too thick so it didn't get that glassy melted look that you usually get. It was, however, crunchy and good.
And the final taste test revealed that the two types of eggnog were nearly identical in both taste and texture. The full fat version was ever so slightly richer tasting, but you would only notice it by comparing the two side by side. And trust me, I took many bites just to make sure.
Many bites.
Get the recipe: Eggnog Creme Brulee
Visit Simply Gourmet: https://www.simply-gourmet.com/
Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Simply-Gourmet/191756304205914
Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGPbySherron
Oh, I've been known to devour a slice of 7-layer chocolate cake - it's not that I dislike other desserts. I just don't eat a lot of sweet-tasting food very often. So when I do feel like a little treat after a meal, I tend to lean towards things with simple flavors. Like creme brulee.
When researching blogs for this week's Foodie Friday I was specifically looking for something to make with eggnog since December is National Eggnog Month. And wouldn't you know, Sherron from Simply Gourmet had a recipe for eggnog creme brulee.
Sold!
Sherron started Simply Gourmet in 2011 and has already amassed around 250 delicious posts. Her recipes sound wonderful and the photos will make you drool. Many of her recipes are specifically gluten free, but many have non-gluten free options to them. In other words, you don't have to be gluten-free to love her blog.
(love the kitty in the photo!!)
But back to the creme brulee.
Creme brulee isn't really all that complicated. It's (typically) a custard base made from milk, eggs, and sugar which is then baked in small ramekins and then chilled. Once it's set, a coating of sugar is put on top and "burned" with a torch or under a broiler. Now, if you've ever had bad creme brulee you also know that it is possible to mess it up. It can be too runny, too eggy, or just plain lacking flavor
Sherron's recipe takes some of the guesswork out of it by simply using eggnog and eggs. That's it. Really, that's all there is to it.
I deviated just a tad from her recipe. First, I was curious as to whether commercially made low fat eggnog would work in it. But, I also wanted to test her recipe as written using the deliciously full-fat eggnog. So I made both. To do this, and not end up with a month's supply of creme brulee, I scaled the recipe down. For each brulee dish I used 1/2 an egg (two tablespoons) and 1/2 cup of eggnog
I put them in a pan with water and popped them in the oven
The full-fat eggnog one was done in 25 minutes. You want them to be starting to set, but not cooked through. The low fat eggnog version took much longer - it was 15 more minutes until it was set
After chilling for a few hours I added the brown sugar and stuck them under the broiler. Now, a confession, I didn't measure the brown sugar I just sprinkled it on because as usual I was doing too many things at once. It went on a little too thick so it didn't get that glassy melted look that you usually get. It was, however, crunchy and good.
And the final taste test revealed that the two types of eggnog were nearly identical in both taste and texture. The full fat version was ever so slightly richer tasting, but you would only notice it by comparing the two side by side. And trust me, I took many bites just to make sure.
Many bites.
Get the recipe: Eggnog Creme Brulee
Visit Simply Gourmet: https://www.simply-gourmet.com/
Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Simply-Gourmet/191756304205914
Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGPbySherron