| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 10 min |
| Active: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 pinch saffron (about 12 threads)
- One 3.4-ounce package instant vanilla pudding
- 6 teaspoons sugar
Instructions
- Bring the half-and-half and saffron to a bare simmer in a medium saucepan, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a medium mixing bowl and refrigerate until cold.
- Add the vanilla pudding powder to the chilled half-and-half and whisk until smooth. Divide the mixture evenly among four 6-ounce ramekins and let set for 10 minutes (or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 1 day).
- Sprinkle the sugar evenly on top of the pudding (1 1/2 teaspoons per ramekin). Use a kitchen torch to caramelize the sugar, then let set until hard, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 276 |
| Total Fat | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 34 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 34 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 42 mg |
| Sodium | 412 mg |
Reviews
I followed this recipe but I just changed something’s. I did the 2 cups of half and half but I used an actual vanilla bean but it length wise and scraped caviar out and simmered that. After cooling I scraped/filtered the half and half. Then I used a package of instant pudding cheesecake flavor. Gradually pouring it into cooled half and half while whisking till smooth and turned out delicious!!!
Vanilla pudding powder. Done with this. Ew
I looove creme brulee but it seems intimidating to make. Thanks to this shortcut, I feel confident!!! Only problem is saffron is hard to find. I’ve only found it in one market so far. It was $22 for a little container! I hope you make other shortcut versions, like my fav, coconut (hint hint)….
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