Fruit Brûlée

Say ‘yes’ to dessert with Fruit Brûlée, a quick, easy, healthier version of crème brûlée with fresh fruit, sour cream and just a sprinkle of sugar.

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Fruit Brûlée is a quick healthy version of crème brûlée. It makes a wonderful summer dessert but I serve it year round, varying the fruit according to the seasons. The beauty of Fruit Brûlée is that you can make it ahead of time, apart from the brûlée part of course. Stash the crème fraîche or sour cream topped fruit in the fridge and sprinkle with sugar and broil or grill just before serving.

You can make Fruit Brûlée in one big dish but I have a real weakness for individual serving size desserts. For Valentine’s Day I like to use the heart shaped dishes by Le Creuset you can see in the photograph above. The only thing to remember with Fresh Fruit Brûlée is that whatever dish(es) you choose they need to be safe to go under the broiler (or grill as we call it in England). Having said that, I’m sure you could use one of those cute little culinary blow torches for Fruit Brûlée as well.

Switch up the fruit to suit the seasons – use fresh peaches when you can but canned are fine in the winter months. If you can’t find strawberries, try raspberries or blueberries instead. Part of the beauty of this dessert is how flexible it is.

Perfect for any occasion or season, my Fruit Brûlée recipe really comes into its own in the summer. Say ‘yes’ to dessert with this healthier treat!

Fruit Brûlée Recipe

Place the fruit in your dish(es) of choice.

Top with Amaretti biscuits. You can make them from scratch but I use store bought!

Cover the fruit and biscuits with crème fraîche or sour cream and place in the fridge for at least an hour. You can use low fat versions of crème fraîche or sour cream to keep the fat and calories down in this recipe.

Sprinkle with demerera sugar (turbinado sugar) or light brown sugar and grill or broil until caramelised.

Serve immediately. It really is that easy!

Created by: April J Harris

Fruit Brûlée

Course Dessert

Cuisine British

Servings 4

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 7 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

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• 1 fresh peach, peeled and sliced If fresh peaches are not available, you can use ½ cup tinned peach slices, drained
• 8 – 10 strawberries, halved
• ½ cup seedless white or red grapes, halved
• 12 Amaretti biscuits
• 4 tablespoons brandy, Amaretto or Cointreau liqueur
• ¾ cup to 1 cup crème fraîche or sour cream You can use low fat varieties if you prefer.
• 4 tablespoons demerera or soft brown sugar

Instructions

• You will need either four individual bowls or one large soufflé style dish.
• Arrange the strawberries on the bottom of the bowl(s), followed by the grapes and then the peach slices.
• Sprinkle with the liqueur, using 1 tablespoon each for individual dishes.
• Top with the Amaretti biscuits.
• Carefully spread with the crème fraîche or sour cream, covering the fruit and biscuits as smoothly as possible.
• Refrigerate for at least an hour or up to six hours.
• Preheat the grill or broiler.
• Sprinkle the sugar evenly over the crème fraîche or sour cream topping, using 1 tablespoon each for individual dishes.
• Place the dish(es) on a baking sheet and put under the broiler, watching carefully until the sugar begins to caramelise on top.
• Remove the Fruit Brûlée(s) carefully from the oven and serve immediately.

Notes

Adapted from a recipe by Sainsbury’s

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