Baked Caramel Custard
2 from 1 vote
Course Dessert
Cuisine French, Irish
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 25 g butter Melted to grease
- 2 eggs
- 125 ml cream
- 125 ml milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ Vanilla Pod seeds only - optional
- 155 g caster sugar 100g + 55g
- 8 strawberries to decorate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 110°C / 220˚F/Gas Mark .
- Brush four round or square 150ml-capacity ovenproof ramekins with melted butter to lightly grease. Place ramekins in a roasting pan.
- Place 100g of sugar into a heavy-based saucepan with 2 tbsp of water, in a medium heavy-based pan over a medium-high heat and cook until the sugar dissolves and caramelizes until a golden blonde colour. Remove from the heat and pour into the base of the 4 ramekins.
- In a bowl, combine the egg, and the remaining 55g sugar until pale and creamy then add the cream, milk, and vanilla extract and seeds.
- Add enough boiling water to the roasting pan to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
- Pour the cream mixture evenly between the four ramekins. Cover the tray with foil.
- Cook in preheated oven for 1 hour 30 minutes. Uncover ramekins and cook for a further 30 minutes or until custard sets. Remove from oven and leave to cool for 1 hour or overnight in the refrigerator if possible.
- Carefully turn the baked caramel custards onto serving dishes and drizzle the caramel around the top and decorate with strawberries.
Keyword baked dessert, cream, custard