Chilled Espresso Custard
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups 1% low-fat milk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3 tablespoons sugar substitute
- 2 teaspoons espresso powder or 2 teaspoons instant decaffeinated coffee
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ground cinnamon, for garnish
- lemon twist, for garnish
directions
- Whisk the milk, eggs, sugar substitute, espresso powder or coffee, and vanilla extract until well-blended.
- Pour into four 6-ounce custard cups or ramekins and place in a 10" skillet.
- Fill the skillet with water to 1/2" from the tops of the custard cups.
- Bring the water to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove the cups from the skillet, cover with plastic wrap touching the surface of the pudding, and refrigerate for 3 hours, or until chilled.
- Garnish with the cinnamon and lemon twists.
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I found this recipe in my SB cookbook today and it looked so good but I was really disappointed. It didn't turn out right for me, yet I followed the recipe exactly. The custard set but when you scooped it up to eat it was watery and the texture was slimy. I figured it was because the pan was covered while simmering and the steam couldn't escape, which then made the custard too wet. I'll have to play around with this a bit and see if I can get a better result by venting the pan. Thanks for posting.
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Evamyth
Montreal, 0
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