Bloody Crème Brûlée

A Bloody Crème Brûlée starts with a bit of red food coloring, transforming one of my family’s favorite desserts into a creepy Halloween dessert. This post is sponsored by Dixie Crystals; see details below.

Bloody Crème Brûlée

According to my dear husband, my crème brûlée is the best he’s ever tasted. He’s been disappointed at enough restaurants to swear it off unless it’s made in my kitchen. How’s that for an endorsement? So for Halloween, I wondered whether I could get these custards red enough to become bloody brûlées.

With my first attempt, I added a full bottle of red food coloring to the custard base. One full ounce. Yes, that’s a LOT of food coloring. It was pretty eerie looking, though a little pinker than I preferred. With this second attempt, I added an ample amount of gel food coloring to obtain a richer color. A bloody good show, eh?

Halloween Desserts

Today, the Sunday Supper crew is sharing Halloween desserts featuring Dixie Crystals sugar. Everyone should make at least one ghoulish treat for Halloween. I suggest Bloody Crème Brûlée. Who doesn’t love cracking through the crisp sugar crust into the dreamy vanilla custard? Even if it’s a ghastly bloody red!

Disclaimer: no real blood was sacrificed by these skeletons in order to make this dessert. The picky husband cautiously took his first bite and declared this custard dessert a winner. As rich, silky and creamy as my classic version, just dressed up for Halloween!

Bewitching Breakfast Treats

• Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake Muffins by April Golightly
• Pumpkin Spice Donuts by Life Tastes Good

Fang-tastic Candy Treats

• Creepy Pumpkin Seed Brittle by Sunday Supper Movement
• Easy Halloween Fudge by The Dinner-Mom
• Soft and Chewy Apple Cider Caramels by Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch

Boo-tiful Cakes and Pies

• Cheesecake Mummies by Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
• Cinnamon Frosted Pumpkin Spice Layer Cake by Crazed Mom
• Gluten Free Spooky Chocolate Cupcakes by Fearless Dining
• Graveyard Cupcakes by Peanut Butter and Peppers
• Halloween Cupcakes by Recipes Food and Cooking
• Halloween Whoopie Pies by The Chef Next Door
• Mini Jack-O-Lantern Cakes by Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
• Mummy Apple Hand Pies by Eazy Peazy Mealz
• Pumpkin Chocolate Ganache Cake by Taste And See
• Pumpkin Cupcakes by Flour On My Face

Spooktacular Cookies

• Gingerbread Zombies by Family Foodie
• Halloween Spider Cookies by Moore or Less Cooking
• Halloween Sugar Cookie Bars by Savory Experiments
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies by Alida’s Kitchen
• Witch Hat Cookies by Dizzy Busy and Hungry

Other Bone-chilling Goodies

• Bloody Crème Brûlée by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Haunted Halloween Ghosts by Shockingly Delicious
• Individual Candy Corn Fruit Salad Dessert by Hot Eats Cool Reads
• Monster Munch Popcorn Snack Mix by A Dish of Daily Life
• Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cobbler by The Gold Lining Girl
• Vampire Collins Cocktail by kimchi MOM

You Might Need:

• Culinary Torch
• Six 4 oz. Porcelain Ramekins
• 10-Inch French Wire Whisk

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A creepy twist on the classic creme brulee for Halloween.

• Author: Liz Berg
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
• Yield: 9 desserts 1x

Ingredients

• 4 cups heavy cream
• 1 vanilla bean, slit in half lengthwise and seeds scraped
• 3/4 cup Dixie Crystals sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 7 large egg yolks
• Red food coloring gel (I used no-taste red and burgundy gels)
• Turbinado sugar to dust over top of custard

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300º.
2. In a saucepan, heat cream, vanilla pod, vanilla seeds, sugar, and salt over medium heat, stirring occasionally, till bubbles form around the perimeter. Do not bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
3. Whisk eggs in a large glass measuring cup (or bowl). Temper yolks by adding a small amount of hot cream to the yolks while whisking. Repeat a few more times, making sure to add the cream mixture very slowly and to keep whisking so yolks do not cook. Pour tempered yolks back into pan and whisk till smooth. Strain the mixture into a large measuring cup (you may reuse the cup utilized for tempering) to remove the vanilla pod, seeds and any bits of cooked yolk. Mix in food coloring until you get a deep red color.
4. Place nine 4-ounce ramekins in a roasting pan. Fill the ramekins to the top with custard. Carefully place pan in the oven, and pour enough hot water into the roasting pan to come halfway up ramekins. Bake until custard is set and jiggles slightly when shaken, about 40-50 minutes.
5. Remove from water bath and let cool a half hour or so. Chill for at least 2 hours. Before serving, sprinkle with a thin layer of turbinado sugar and broil (approximately 4 inches from element) until sugar caramelizes. Watch carefully as this takes less than a minute. You may also use a kitchen torch to caramelize.

Notes

Shallow ramekins take closer to 40 minutes while deeper ramekins can take 50-60 minutes.

Dixie Crystals Sugar

Dixie Crystals Sugar is a beloved Southern brand of sugar that’s been around since 1917. Not many companies can tout that statistic! On DixieCrystals.com you’ll find 1000’s of time-tested recipes, as well as baking videos, vintage cookbooks and more. I have been using Dixie Crystals sugar for all my baking! There’s a reason they’ve been in business nearly a century. Make sure to follow them across their social media sites:

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You’ll also want to check out Dixie Crystals  Kids in the Kitchen Page where there are hundreds of kid-friendly crafts, printables,  and fun science projects.

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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Dixie Crystals in conjunction with a social media campaign through Sunday Supper LLC. All opinions are my own.