Dessert Recipes » Custard

Oeufs a la Neige (Floating Island)

Jake — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:31:02 +0000

A soft vanilla custard with floating clouds of meringue.
This dessert is prepared with raw eggs.

Serves: 5

Ingredients

3 eggs
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups whole milk

Preparation time
15 minutes

Preparation
Separate two of the eggs. In top of double boiler, combine 1 whole egg and 2 yolks with sugar, salt and vanilla, beating until smooth. Stir in milk and cook over simmering water, stirring constantly. When custard thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, remove from heat. (Do not boil. If custard should start to curdle, remove from heat and beat vigorously until smooth.) Cool completely.

In a medium bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer until stiff. Gradually beat in 4 tablespoons sugar. Pour cooled custard into serving dish. Drop meringue by heaping tablespoons onto custard to make islands. Chill before serving.

Brown Pudding

Jake — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:45:07 +0000

Back to basics… The proof of the pudding is in the taste. Brilliant and easy recipe.

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

6 tblsp flour
2 tblsp jam (any sort)
butter the size of an egg
2 tsp ground ginger
1 heaped tsp baking soda
1/2 cup milk

Preparation time
15 minutes

Preparation
Rub butter, sugar and flour together, then add jam. Add baking soda dissolved in the milk and mix well. Place in greased pudding basin cover with grease proof paper, tie securely and steam 1 1/2 hrs. Serve with hot creamy custard.

Flan

Jake — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:50:56 +0000

Crème caramel, flan, or caramel custard is a rich custard dessert with a layer of soft caramel on top, as opposed to crème brûlée, which is custard with a hard caramel top.

Serves: 6

Ingredients

5 eggs
1 can Evaporated Milk
1/2 can Condensed Milk
1 cup Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
4 oz Cream Cheese
2/3 cup Brown Sugar
Cinnamon

Preparation time
20 minutes

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 F.

Combine all ingrediedents except Brown Sugar and Cinnamon in a blender and process till smooth.

Cook Brown Sugar in a sauce pan untill it is melted. Pour the sugar into your baking pan and then fill with the egg mixture.

Put baking dish into a larger pan with hot water about 1 in up the sides of the baking dish. Bake in oven for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours or until the center is set.

Remove from oven and let cool then invert onto a plate. Sprinkle cinnamon on top and chill thourghly.