Spanish · Dessert
Vanilla Milk Custard
A lightened take on Spanish-style flan that keeps the glossy caramel top and silky set custard but swaps whole milk and extra yolks for skim milk and a leaner egg ratio, trimming calories without losing the classic wobble.
$1
15 minsPrep
38 minsCook
293 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
212Calories
9.6gProtein
4gFat
33.9gCarbs
33.8gSugar
0gFiber
215mgSodium
151mgChol
1.2gSat Fat
211mgPotassium
126mgCalcium
0.7mgIron
0.8mcgVitamin B12
0.9mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.7gAlcohol
Goes well with
Horchata de Chufa
local
Spanish Brandy (Coñac)
international
vegetarian
gluten-free
sweet-spot
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 160°C (325°F) and set a kettle of water to boil for the water bath.
2
Melt the 30g sugar for the caramel in a small dry pan over medium heat, swirling (not stirring) until it turns deep amber, then immediately divide between 2 ramekins, tilting to coat the base.
3
Warm the skim milk gently until just steaming (do not boil), then remove from heat.
4
Whisk the whole egg, egg white and 28g sugar together in a bowl until just combined, then whisk in the vanilla extract and salt.
5
Slowly pour the warm milk into the egg mixture, whisking constantly to temper without scrambling the eggs.
6
Strain the custard through a sieve into the two caramel-lined ramekins to catch any egg strands.
7
Place the ramekins in a deep baking dish, pour boiled water halfway up the sides of the ramekins, and bake for 35-40 minutes until the custard is just set with a slight wobble in the centre.
8
Remove ramekins from the water bath and cool to room temperature, then chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.
9
Run a thin knife around the edge of each ramekin and invert onto a small plate so the caramel sauce pools over the custard before serving.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 6 oz170g skim milk
- 1 2/31 2/3 eggs, beaten (80g)
- 7/87/8 egg whites (30g)
- 1 oz28g sugar white
- 1.1 oz30g melted to caramel sugar white
- 0.1 oz4g vanilla extract
- 0 oz0.5g salt
