Café Con Leche Custard Cups

Name: Café Con Leche Custard Cups
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 servings Garnishes: chopped and whole chocolate-covered espresso beans, 100-calorie shortbread cookies; 2 egg yolks; 79 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps instant coffee granules; 591 milliliters 2% reduced-fat milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 397 grams fat-free sweetened condensed milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 177 milliliters thawed reduced-fat whipped topping

One serving contains 469 calories, 11g of protein, and 20g of fat. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 22 minutes. Head to the store and pick up whipped topping, egg yolks, condensed milk, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Combine flour and salt in a 2-qt. heavy nonaluminum saucepan.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Whisk in reduced-fat milk and next 3 ingredients, whisking until smooth. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 10 to 12 minutes or until thickened.

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2 Percent Milk

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Whisk

Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

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Vanilla

Fill a large bowl with ice; place pan in ice, and whisk custard occasionally until completely cool (about 30 minutes).

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Custard

Ice

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Whisk

Bowl

Frying Pan

Spoon 1/2 cup custard into each of 8 (5-oz.) cups or glasses. Top each with 1 to 2 Tbsp. whipped topping, filling completely. Scrape top with a knife to level whipped topping.

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Whipped Topping

Custard

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Knife

Garnish, if desired.

Note: To make ahead, pour cooled custard into a gallon-size zip-top plastic bag, gently pressing out excess air (to prevent a film from forming). Seal bag, and chill up to 24 hours. To serve, snip off 1 corner of bag, and pipe custard into serving cups.

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Custard

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Ziploc Bags