I need a cheater creme brulee recipe...

[DaniJ]

so I really want to try and make creme brulee, but I don't have a torch or custard cups of any kind. I read somewhere that you can broil them at the end to make the top, so that takes care of the torch, but I'm not sure what to make it in. I would make it in a muffin tin, only they are obviously not fit to make individual servings... anyone tried anything else? I have little glass bowls, but I don't know if they are safe to put in the oven. They're like martha stewart bowls, as my family calls them. link

anyway, if anyone here knows their creme brulee, I just think it would be really neat to make some for my family but I don't want to buy new dishes. haha

[kenrs64]

You can bake in the glass dishes. Particularly in a water bath. What else is good or better in my opinion is flan. Melted and browned sugar is put in the bottom of the dishes and cooled before the custard is added. You can make the custard as rich as you want by using cream or half and half with whole milk.

[DaniJ]

lol I was even thinking about flan, but I found out this morning that my dad hates it. lol He says it's like weak jello and sounds like phlegm. :P I want to make some for me sometime though

[kenrs64]

He obviously hasn't had it made correctly.

[DaniJ]

it's the consistency he says is weak. Like jello, but not. He's fine with the flavor, he just can't stand the consistency.

[antonlikesmlb]

Make a creme brûlée pie and then just give them slices.

[DaniJ]

wow, I've never thought of that! What a great idea!