Easy Crème Brûlée Peaches with Caramelized Sugar

Roasted peaches creme brulee is an easy summer dessert with warm fruit, smooth vanilla cream, and a crisp caramelized sugar top.

It feels special but needs only simple ingredients.

Ingredients

• 4 ripe peaches, halved and pitted
• 20 g butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 200 ml heavy cream
• 2 egg yolks
• 30 g sugar, for the cream
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar, for caramelizing
• 8 mint leaves, optional

How to Make Roasted Peaches Creme Brulee

Roast the peaches

Place the peach halves in a baking dish, cut side up. Brush with melted butter, drizzle with honey, and bake at 180°C for 18 to 22 minutes, until tender.

Prepare the vanilla cream

Whisk the egg yolks with 30 g sugar. Heat the cream with vanilla until steaming, then slowly whisk it into the yolks. Return to low heat and stir until lightly thickened.

Add the cream

Spoon a little vanilla cream over each roasted peach half. Keep the layer thin so the peach flavor stays clear.

Caramelize the top

Sprinkle brown sugar over the cream and caramelize with a kitchen torch. If you do not have a torch, place the peaches briefly under a very hot grill, watching closely.

Conclusion

This dessert works best with ripe but firm peaches. Roast them until soft, then caramelize the sugar just before serving for the best contrast.