Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
Get the recipe for Cold-Oven Crème Brûlee here: bit.ly/457kv6e
Crème brûlée is basically the best dessert of all time, and we never make it (much like cheesecake) because we hate the water bath. The whole thing seems totally doable until the step that requires creating a hot tub for several ramekins, then putting that in the oven, at risk of spilling water all over the place. One solution is to make two servings at a time in the Instant Pot. Some of us did that during the pandemic. But it’s time for a realistic alternative.
Chris Kimball spent a few days thinking it over and arrived at: a wet towel and a cold oven! Probably not the first person to come up with it, but this was exciting information to us. Placing the ramekins on a wet towel, with a little water—then baking in low heat—allows the crème brûlée to gently cook as the water evaporates more slowly.
Chris also skips the part about heating vanilla in cream over the stovetop. No point! The vanilla flavor will be infused into the custard as it bakes.
0:00 How to make Crème Brûlée (without a water bath!)
1:10 What is cold oven cooking?
1:49 How to brûlée the top of a crème brûlée
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Get the recipe for Cold-Oven Crème Brûlee here: bit.ly/457kv6e
Crème brûlée is basically the best dessert of all time, and we never make it (much like cheesecake) because we hate the water bath. The whole thing seems totally doable until the step that requires creating a hot tub for several ramekins, then putting that in the oven, at risk of spilling water all over the place. One solution is to make two servings at a time in the Instant Pot. Some of us did that during the pandemic. But it’s time for a realistic alternative.
Chris Kimball spent a few days thinking it over and arrived at: a wet towel and a cold oven! Probably not the first person to come up with it, but this was exciting information to us. Placing the ramekins on a wet towel, with a little water—then baking in low heat—allows the crème brûlée to gently cook as the water evaporates more slowly.
Chris also skips the part about heating vanilla in cream over the stovetop. No point! The vanilla flavor will be infused into the custard as it bakes.
0:00 How to make Crème Brûlée (without a water bath!)
1:10 What is cold oven cooking?
1:49 How to brûlée the top of a crème brûlée
#milkstreet #milkstreetrecipe #milkstreetbakes #milkstreetdesserts #dessert #dessertrecipe #cremebrulee #food #baking #easyrecipe #recipe
