Creme Brulee Lemon Pie Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is lemon pie filling made of? ›

A lemon pie filling is the base for a lemon meringue pie. You make it with egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, and zest, and fortify it with cornstarch so the filling holds its shape when you cut the pie.

Creme Brulee tastes like the best vanilla pudding you have ever eaten. The pudding part is a rich custard with plenty of egg yolks and a luscious texture, and the crispy sugar crust on top is everyone's favorite.

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Although the burnt sugar top can be intimidating, a mini kitchen blow torch (or not mini!) or even a broiler oven will create the signature top in just a few minutes. A water bath ensures the perfect crème brûlée every time. The water bath helps keep cooking consistent so the center is creamy and not over baked.

This is most likely due to underbaking. Creme Brulee is perfectly baked when it is set and firm around the edges but still has a wobble / jiggle in the middle when shaken.

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For a lemon filling that's glossy and translucent, and firm enough to cut yet melts in your mouth, cornstarch is the thickener of choice.

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Pour into a shallow, rectangular pyrex dish (13 1/2 x8 1/2 inch) and place it in a pan containing a few inches of hot water. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 1 hour or until set (insert a silver knife to test).

For the caramelized sugar crust, we recommend turbinado or Demerara sugar. Regular granulated sugar will work, too, but use only 1 scant teaspoon on each ramekin or 1 teaspoon on each shallow fluted dish.

Why use ramekins for crème brûlée? ›

The wide and shallow ramekin allows for optimal sugar-to-pudding radio, and a more impressive crust. The pudding portion of crème brûlée should be trembling and tender, but still rich and creamy. That's why egg yolks, rather than whole eggs, are used, explains Rick Martinez, BA's associate food editor.

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Many pie fillings are made with a processed thickening agent that keeps the filling jelly-like and in place. But McDonald's uses a dehydrated apple powder. The powder not only thickens the filling, but it also adds that extra apple taste that you love.

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The water bath stops the custard from splitting and keeps the texture perfectly silky and smooth.

Any water that makes its way into baking crème brûlée will affect the dish's outcome, causing the custards to go soggy or mottled on their tops.

The hot water evenly distributes heat around the custard, ensuring that the eggs don't curdle. It also prevents the top from drying out and splitting before the inside is fully cooked. Without a bain marie, you'll have a rubbery and cracked dessert.

Prepare and Bake the Custard:

Remove from the heat and allow the cream to steep for 15 minutes. Once steeped, stir in remaining cold cream. Adding the cold cream after the vanilla bean steeps will bring the temperature of the mixture down, decreasing the likelihood of curdling the eggs.