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Traditional french dessert - creme caramel

Crème Caramel


  • Author: Caroline Hastings-Brown

Description

One of the world’s most popular desserts – made super eay right here!


Ingredients

 

  • 125 g sugar
  • 150 ml water
  • 2 Cups milk
  • 3 Eggs
  • 3 TBS sugar
  • 5ml Vanilla essence

 


Instructions

  1. For the caramel coating, heat the sugar and water on stove top until the liquid turns golden brown (watch as this can turn dark brown or burn very quickly)
  2. Pour into ovenproof dish, remembering to coat the sides of the dish and then place in the fridge whilst making the custard.
  3. For the custard, warm milk slightly (do not make too hot).
  4. In a seperate bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla. Now pour the warm milk over the egg mixture and mix gently together.
  5. Pour custard into the pre-prepared dish and stand in a shallow pan of water and cook in oven for +- 1  1/2 hrs at 180 degrees celsius.
  6. Keep in fridge until ready to serve (at least a couple of hours) and then turn out onto a plate and serve with cream.