Caramelized Banana Brûlée
Silky custard base with caramelized banana slices and a shattering sugar crust. A TikTok-easy French dessert that looks restaurant-quality but takes just 20 minutes.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 342
- Protein
- 3g
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 whole egg yolks
- ½ cup granulated sugar, divided
- 2 whole bananas, ripe but firm
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Heat cream in a saucepan over medium until steaming, ~3 minutes. Whisk egg yolks with 1/4 cup sugar until pale.
- 2
Slowly pour hot cream into yolk mixture while whisking constantly to avoid scrambling eggs.
- 3
Return mixture to saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until it coats the back of a spoon, ~4 minutes. Add vanilla, then pour into a bowl.
- 4
Slice bananas 1/4-inch thick. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high, then sauté banana slices until golden-brown, ~2 minutes per side.
- 5
Divide custard into 4 serving dishes or ramekins. Top each with caramelized banana slices.
- 6
Sprinkle 1 tbsp sugar evenly over each dish. Use a kitchen torch to caramelize until deep golden and crackling, ~30 seconds per dish.
Tools you’ll need
- saucepan
- whisk
- skillet
- 4 ramekins or serving bowls
- kitchen torch
- spoon
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