Homemade Crème Brûlée (updated)

I decided to make another batch of crème brûlée tonight. Each time I make a batch, I hesitate a bit since it’s terrible nutritionally. To make six little cups of crème brûlée, I had to use two cups of heavy whipping cream, six egg yolks, half cup of sugar, and some salt and vanilla extract. I even added some strawberry jam to the bottom of each ramekin to give it some variety but probably adds a bit of sugar and other stuff too. I’m going to try and calculate the nutritional information of my homemade crème brûlée.

Nutritional ItemHeavy CreamEgg YolkSugarSaltPer Serving
Serving Size2 cups6 yolks1/2 cup1/4 tspn5 oz
Calories1,6003233870385
Total Fat160 g27 g0 g0 g31 g
Saturated Fat112 g10 g0 g0 g20 g
Trans Fat0 g0 g0 g0 g0 g
Cholesterol640 mg1,260 mg0 mg0 mg317 mg
Sodium160 mg49 mg0 mg560 mg128 mg
Total Carbohydrates32 g4 g100 g0 g23 g
Dietary Fiber0 g0 g0 g0 g0 g
Total Sugars0 g1 g100 g0 g17 g
Protein0 g16 g0 g0 g3 g
Vitamin Do mcg109 mcg0 mcg0 mcg18 mcg
Calcium0 mg131 mg1 mg0 mg22 mg
Iron0 mg3 mg0 mg0 mg0.5 mg
Potassium480 mg111 mg0 mg0 mg99 mg
Total was divided by six since I made six servings. This ignores the 1 tbsp of vanilla extract and a think layer of strawberry jam in each ramekin.

Yikes. The fat (from heavy cream) and cholesterol (from egg yolk) numbers are crazy high. I can probably cut one or two egg yolks out and replace some of the heavy cream with regular milk. Definitely shouldn’t be eating this all the time. I wonder what restaurant served crème brûlée looks like nutritionally. Probably just as bad or worse.

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This doesn’t include the thin layer of sugar added later to make the caramelized crust on top of the crème brûlée either.

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Update: 7/24/2020

Here is what the results look like after being half eaten.

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