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Passion Fruit and Lime Crème Brûlée Recipe

This passion fruit and lime crème brûlée recipe is gluten-free, wheat-free, yeast-free, dairy-free and nut-free. You will need three large passion fruit for this recipe.

Ingredients :

Preparation & cook time : 1 hour (plus refrigeration)

Serves 4

  • ¼ cup (60ml) passion fruit pulp

  • 1 egg

  • 2 egg yolks

  • 2 tablespoons caster sugar

  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lime rind

  • 280ml can coconut cream

  • ½ cup (125ml) gluten-free soy milk

  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

 Wheat-Free & Gluten-Free Recipe - Passion Fruit and Lime Crème Brûlée

Method :

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced.

  2. Combine passion fruit, egg, egg yolks, caster sugar and rind in medium heatproof bowl.

  3. Bring coconut cream and milk to the boil in small saucepan. Gradually whisk hot cream mixture into egg mixture. Place bowl over medium saucepan of simmering water; stir over heat about 10 minutes or until custard thickens slightly.

  4. Divide custard among four deep ½-cup (125ml) heatproof dishes. Place dishes in medium baking dish; pour enough boiling water into baking dish to come halfway up sides of dishes. Bake 40 minutes or until custard is set. Remove custards from water; cool. Cover; refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.

  5. Preheat grill.

  6. Place custards in shallow flameproof dish filled with ice cubes. Sprinkle each custard with 1 teaspoon brown sugar; using finger, gently smooth sugar over the surface of each custard. Place dish under grill until sugar caramelizes.

Cooking Tips & Food Facts for Wheat-Free & Gluten-Free Diet

Baking Tips

Baking Tip : Standing the custards in a dish filled with ice cubes keeps the custards from melting while the sugar is caramelizing under the grill.

Storage : After setting for 3 hours, or overnight, the crème brûlée should be eaten shortly after caramelizing the sugar on top.

Food Facts & Glossary of Baking Ingredients

  • caster sugar is superfine or finely granulated table sugar.

  • coconut cream obtained from the first pressing of the coconut flesh alone, without added water; the second pressing is sold as coconut milk, Available in cans and cartons from supermarkets.

  • gluten-free soy milk : sometimes malt and barley extract are added to soy milk to make it more palatable. Ensure you use gluten-free soy milk if you have a gluten allergy.

  • brown sugar is soft, finely granulated sugar retaining molasses for color and flavor.

√  gluten-free    √  wheat-free    √  yeast-free    √  dairy-free    √  nut-free

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