Floating Islands

Name: Floating Islands
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 6-8
Ingredients: 2 cups (500 mL) whole milk; ¾ cup (175 mL) granulated sugar; 10 eggs, separated; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped out and set aside; 1½ cups (300 mL) whipping cream; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) water; ½ cup less 1 Tbsp (100 mL) granulated sugar; 2 cups (500 mL) milk, for poaching if using that method; 1 cup (50 mL) superfine sugar

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Caramel

By Trish Deseine

Published 2006

About

Ingredients

For the “islands” and “custard sea”

2 cups (500 mL) whole milk
1½ cups (30

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Microwave

Method

In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the milk, cream, vanilla bean, and its seeds and bring just to a boil.

Meanwhile, put the egg yolks in a large heatproof mixing bowl with the ¾ cup granulated sugar and whisk until light, pale yellow in color and doubled in volume.

Pour the hot milk mixture onto the egg yolk mixture, stirring vigorously, then return to the saucepan and