Crème Caramel

Name: Crème Caramel
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons orange cognac (such as Grand Marnier®); 118 milliliters creme fraiche; 1 large egg; 3 larges egg yolks; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 59 milliliters white sugar; 118 milliliters whole milk

Crème Caramel might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 185 calories, 5g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have milk, sugar, egg yolks, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly spray 4 heatproof 6.5-oz. ramekins with vegetable spray.

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Vegetable

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Ramekin

Oven

Place ramekins in a casserole dish.

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Casserole Dish

Ramekin

Place 1/2 cup sugar in a small, heavy, dry skillet over medium heat. When sugar begins to melt around the edges, gently shake the pan continually, swirling sugar around, until all the sugar melts; don't use utensils to stir. When sugar is completely melted and dark brown, remove the pan from heat.

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Shake

Sugar

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Frying Pan

Quickly pour equal amounts of caramel syrup into the 4 prepared ramekins.

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Caramel Sauce

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Ramekin

Place 1 egg and 3 egg yolks in a bowl with a pinch of salt and 1/4 cup sugar.

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Egg Yolk

Sugar

Salt

Egg

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Bowl

Whisk until sugar is dissolved and mixture becomes frothy, about 1 minute.

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Sugar

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Whisk

Spoon the creme fraiche into the egg mixture; add the milk, vanilla, and Grand Marnier.

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Creme Fraiche

Grand Marnier

Vanilla

Milk

Egg

Whisk together until ingredients are completely mixed.

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Whisk

Ladle mixture into the prepared ramekins, filling them about 2/3 to 3/4 full.

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Ramekin

Ladle

Fill casserole with hot tap water to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins.

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Water

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Ramekin

Place casserole on middle rack of preheated oven.

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Oven

Bake until just barely set, 45 to 50 minutes. You can start checking for doneness at about 40 minutes.

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Oven

Using tongs, remove the ramekins from the casserole to a cooling rack. When just slightly warm, run a sharp paring knife around the edge of each custard.

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Custard