Crème Caramel

Name: Crème Caramel
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 600 ml milk or 300 ml milk and 300 ml cream; 600 ml milk or 300 ml milk and 300 ml cream; 4 eggs, preferably free-range; 60 ml water; 150 ml water; 225 g sugar; 600 ml milk or 300 ml milk and 300 ml cream; vanilla pod or ½ teaspoon pure vanilla essence (optional); vanilla pod or ½ teaspoon pure vanilla essence (optional); 55 g caster sugar

Preparation info

serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Darina Allen's Simply Delicious Suppers

By Darina Allen

Published 2001

About

Ingredients

Caramel

225 g sugar
150 ml water

Dessert
Supper
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

First make the caramel. Put the sugar and water into a heavy-bottomed saucepan and stir over a gentle heat until the sugar is fully dissolved. Bring to the boil, remove the spoon and cook until the caramel becomes golden brown or what we call chestnut colour. Do not stir and do not shake the pan. If sugar crystals form around the side of the pan, brush them down with cold water. When the carame