Crème caramel

Name: Crème caramel
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 130 ml (4½ fl oz/½ cup) water; 80 g (scant 3 oz/6 tbsp) caster (superfine) sugar; 2 eggs; 130 g (4½ oz/½ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 3 egg yolks; 500 ml (16 fl oz/1 pint) milk; 1 vanilla pod, split lengthwise, seeds scraped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Koffmann

By Pierre Koffmann

Published 2016

About

If I had to make a guess, I think this would very likely top the charts in the list of most popular desserts to serve at home in France, though it would be fighting mousse au chocolat and oeufs à la neige to claim the title. Silky smooth and very, very sweet, for many a crème caramel has got all the elements of a perfect dessert.

Ingredients

500 ml (16 fl oz/1 pint) milk
1 v

Europe
France
Dessert
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Line a large roasting tin (pan) with newspaper and place four 10 cm (4 in) ramekins inside the tin (pan) – the newspaper prevents bubbles from forming in the caramel.

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