The best Crème Brûlée has a thick, firm, crunchy caramelized sugar crust that is evenly browned and topped with berries!
Going in the oven in a water bath
Coming out of the oven
The Crème Brûlée is firm and no longer giggly as it comes out of oven.
Firm Sugar crust topped with your favorite berries
Hand held Torch
Found this at lowes for about $25
I created this recipe last summer when I was asked to feed 240 people for lunch at a retreat in early October, 2018. I made it several times for the family trying to perfect both the texture, the price per serving and flavor. I wanted an egg bake with some structure and a bit of crunchy crust that would give some contrast to the typical softer egg casserole texture. Adding a layer of Cheese on top as well as incorporating some in the crust helped to achieve the contrast I was looking for. Success. A filling yet frugal casserole that can feed a crowd!
