Lemon creme brulee for a great Mother's Day dessert for two.
Ahhh, the month of May. We get Mother's Day, tulips, daffodils and Springtime all rolled into one month. It's a good time to be a Mama. And to celebrate your own Mama!
You know your Mama best, but no matter what, I really think she'd love this lemon creme brûlée. It's Springtime in a cute little ramekin, plus it's so fancy. Your Mom deserves it!
If it were me, I would make a little picnic for you and Mama, and pack the chilled lemon creme brulee for dessert. Toss the culinary torch in the picnic basket, and torch them on-site. (The sugar crust softens as it stands--torch creme brûlée just before serving, always).
This is the torch I use. I love it because it's tiny.
Mother's Day and Lemon Creme Brulee:
Last year was my first Mother's Day as a Mama, and it was everything I'd ever hoped for. I had a 2-week old infant who was nursing 'round the clock, but I snuck away to grocery shop alone. It was so glorious, even though I was only gone for 37 minutes.
The people at the market noticed I'd been missing for 2 weeks and welcomed me back, with my tired eyes and baggy Mom clothes. If I remember correctly, the check-out guy at Trader Joe's even gave me free flowers.
Now that my sweet little babe is ONE, I'm looking forward to a more relaxed Mother's Day this year. I want baby snuggles, lots of play time with my main girl, and I want to tickle her ribs until she has a laughing fit. It's the best.
I love my girl.
But I also love lemon desserts. Especially mini lemon layer cakes.
Plus, lemon cheesecake bars, and anything made with my microwave lemon curd. I wouldn't mind waking up to a small batch of lemon scones, too!
But mostly this lemon creme brulee. Mostly. Fine, I'll take all of the lemon desserts today!
Happy Mother's Day, Mamas! <3
Lemon Creme Brûlée
Two ramekins of creme brulee.
Ingredients
- 3 large egg yolks
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup sugar, plus 2 teaspoons
- zest from 1 small lemon
Instructions
- In a glass bowl, whisk together egg yolks, cream, ¼ cup sugar and lemon zest.
- Pour into the ramekins. Place the ramekins in a 8 or 9" square glass baking dish. Make a water bath for them to cook in by pouring 2 cups of very hot water into the dish, or enough to come up about ½" on the sides of the ramekins.
- Bake at 300° for 40-50 minutes. The custards are done when only the middle is slightly jiggly.
- Cool the custards in the water bath, then cover them with plastic wrap before moving them to the fridge for at least 8 hours.
- When ready to caramelize the sugar with a kitchen torch, sprinkle 1 teaspoon of sugar over each custard. Melt the sugar with the torch until it is browned and hard. Serve immediately.
Notes
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 446Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 438mgSodium: 128mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 1gSugar: 28gProtein: 13g
Dani Meyer says
Beautiful!!! So happy she is here and I'm totally making this recipe soon. Yum!
NIcole ~ Cooking for keeps says
I second Liz! Writing a blog post four days post birth is insane! Seriously impressed here. Somehow I missed the announcement on IG, but you bet I just made my way over there, and she.is.beautiful. Congrats to you and your hubby!!
Danae @ recipe runner says
You are a rockstar girl! Writing posts with a 4 day old baby, props to you! I love the creme brulee, because A) creme brulee, duh! and B) LEMON!!
Flavia's Flavors says
I'm not a mom. I wanted to be, but it just didn't happen for us. I generally keep my opinions on parenting to myself around other mamas because I know I'm not part of that "club". But the advice I have comes from what I've observed from some (wonderful) mamas I know--my girlfriends. So, I guess what I have to give you are observations more than advice: stay as relaxed as possible, have a sense of humor, go with your gut, stay away from the "Drama Mamas" (you'll know who they are right away), keep interested in your personal endeavors and pursuits, take time for yourself, put your spouse and your marriage first--your daughter (and future children) will not suffer for this; rather they will thrive on seeing the love and commitment you have for each other and it will give them a sense of stability and security. Remember that you and your husband are on the same team. Have total faith and confidence in yourself. And have FUN!
I am so happy for you! Hope I can meet her (and you!) someday very soon and hug you both. Bravissima Mama!
Lisa @ Garnish with Lemon says
I'm loving the lemon in this creme brulee, but you already knew that. The single best piece of advice that I have as a Mama, is never say never. I did so many things I swore I would never do, but until you are faced with the situation you can't speak to it. Keep sharing pics of your sweet girl!
Amber | Loves Food, Loves to Eat says
Ah this creme brulee looks so good! And, I love that you didn't pre-write your posts, bc hearing about your pregnancy and your thoughts on being a new mama is so fun! Can't wait to see more pics of that bebe!
Lynn @ Order in the Kitchen says
Happy First Mother's Day!!! You and Camille have the best day ever please!!! Those creme brûlée look incredible, and you know I love creme brûlée since I put it in your shower parfait ;) Congratulations! Love you! xoxo
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Your baby is the sweetest thing EVER! Just beautiful! Congrats a million times over and welcome to the mama club girl :) This creme brulee is marvelous!!
Kristine @ Kristine's Kitchen says
Congratulations on your baby girl! Enjoy this sweet time, it goes all too fast! I love your thoughts on taking things one day at a time. I need to remind myself of that on a daily basis. :)
This creme brulee looks just perfect. I'd love this for Mother's Day dessert!
Zainab says
Ahhh congratulations!! She is beautiful and perfect! And girl I am in the same boat 7 months in and refuse to think about whether I can get this baby out. But I know thanks to modern medicine and sheer biology this boy is coming out one way or another. I'm more stressed about when we get home.