Le Cordon Bleu

Iles flottantes

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      1 hr 25

Appears in
Puddings: Le Cordon Bleu Home Collection
Puddings

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

  • About

A traditional French pudding that means ‘floating islands’, this is an irresistible dessert of islands of soft almond meringue floating on a sea of crème anglaise.

Ingredients

  • 55 g (1¾ oz) flaked almonds
  • 105 g (3½

Method

  1. Preheat a grill and toast the flaked almonds to golden brown, cool and crush lightly. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
  2. Prepare a caramel using the caster sugar and 105 ml (3½ fl