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Crème brûlée: 3 creator recipes compared

Most use cream, egg yolks and lemon. Some add pineapple or greek yogurt.

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Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 2 November 2026.

Lemon Brûlée by Thomas Colin, a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: Thomas Colin’s. A bright, citrusy twist on the classic crème brûlée, featuring a silky lemon‑infused custard topped with a crisp caramelized sugar crust. The fresh lemon zest and juice give it a lively zing, while vanilla adds subtle warmth—perfect for an elegant dessert.

Lemon Brûlée from Thomas Colin’s Instagram video

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Lemon Brûlée

Recipe from Thomas Colin, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 50 min
  • Serves 4
  • 7 ingredients
  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cupgranulated sugar
  • 1 cupheavy cream
  • 4egg yolks
  • 1 tsplemon zest
  • 1/4 cuplemon juice
  • 1/2 tspvanilla extract
  • 1/2 cupwater

How it goes

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C).

  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, lemon zest, and vanilla extract until smooth and pale.

  3. In a saucepan, combine the heavy cream and water; heat over medium heat until just below a boil, with small bubbles forming around the edges.

  4. Gradually pour the hot cream mixture into the egg yolk mixture while whisking constantly to temper the eggs and prevent curdling.

  5. Strain the custard through a fine‑mesh sieve into a heat‑proof ramekin or custard cup to remove any cooked egg bits.

  6. Place the ramekin in a larger baking dish and carefully pour hot water into the dish until it reaches halfway up the sides of the ramekin, creating a water bath.

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All 3, side by side.

From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 crème brûlée recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Thomas Colin’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Lemon BrûléeThomas Colin · make this one first50 min47Ovennothing the others don’t
Pineapple Crème Brûléetastyfeedsdaily25 min46Blenderpineapple, cornflour and rum
Eggless Lemon Crème BrûléeMisha20 min46No cookinggreek yogurt and sweetened condensed milk

What they share.

  • All 3use sugar.
  • 2 of 3use cream. Misha’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use egg yolks. Misha’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use lemon. tastyfeedsdaily’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use vanilla extract. tastyfeedsdaily’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Only Thomas Colin uses the oven. Only tastyfeedsdaily uses a blender. Only Misha needs no cooking.

  • Something only one of them uses

    tastyfeedsdaily is the only one to use pineapple, cornflour and rum. Misha is the only one to use greek yogurt and sweetened condensed milk.

  • Time and list length

    Misha takes the least time (20 min); Thomas Colin the most (50 min).

All 3, with their videos.

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How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 2 November 2026.

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