Vegan Creme Brulee

5 stars (4 ratings)

This no-bake Vegan Creme Brulee is a decadent dessert made with just 8 simple ingredients! The easy vegan vanilla custard is topped with caramelized sugar and served in individual ramekins or one large dish.

Prep Time5

Cook Time8

Chilling time4

Total Time4 13

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Servings: servings

Calories: 234kcal

Author: Nora Taylor

Ingredients

1 cup unsweetened soy milk
13.5 ounce can full fat coconut milk
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon turmeric, optional
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3-5 tablespoons granulated sugar

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Instructions

Get out 4-6 small ramekins. You can also make this in one large dish, like a pie dish or small casserole dish. Set aside so you are ready to go.
In a medium saucepan, add the soy milk, coconut milk, cornstarch, sugar, turmeric and salt. Whisk very well until all the lumps are gone.
Turn the heat to medium-high heat and whisk constantly as it warms. The watery mixture should start to thicken. This can take anywhere from 2-8 minutes. Once it thickens, remove it from the heat. Stir in the vanilla extract.
Immediately pour the mixture into the ramekins and cover with plastic wrap, touching the custard so a skin doesn't form. Place the ramekins in the refrigerator to chill for 4 hours or overnight.
Once chilled and set, sprinkle each ramekin with a little sugar and use a kitchen torch to caramelize the sugar. For best results, completely cover the top of the custard with sugar for even caramelization.
Serve immediately and enjoy!

Notes

May use almond, cashew or oat milk instead of soy if needed. You could use sweetened, but it might be extra sweet.
Make without coconut: You can substitute a vegan cream for the coconut if you want. Country Crock's plant cream works, or cashew cream. You could simply use more soy milk but it won't be as rich and creamy that way.
Tapioca starch or arrowroot might work in place of the cornstarch, but I haven't tried it. I'm not sure the texture will be quite the same.
Turmeric is optional and just for color, otherwise it will be quite white.
If you don't have a kitchen blow torch, use the broiler on your oven to caramelize the top. It won't work quite as well as a blow torch, but it will work if needed.

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