Coffee Custards

"A creamy baked custard with a coffee kick. These must be chilled for atleast 3 hours before serving."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a small skillet, cook ¼ cup of the sugar over moderate heat, stirring with a fork, until it is melted and golden caramel in colour.
  • Add ¼ cup water carefully (pour it into the side of the skillet) and simmer the mixture, stirring, until the caramel is dissolved.
  • Remove from heat and stir in chocolate until it is melted.
  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
  • Scald the milk.
  • In a bowl, whisk the yolks and the whole egg with the remaining ¼ cup sugar and add the chocolate mixture, whisking.
  • Whisk in the scalded milk in a stream.
  • Add the espresso powder, vanilla and a pinch of salt.
  • Strain the custard through a fine sieve into another bowl, skim the froth, and divide the custard among six ramekins.
  • Put ramekins in a baking pan and add enough hot water to reach one-third up the sides of the ramekins.
  • Cover pan tightly with foil.
  • Bake custards in the middle of the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, or until they are just set.
  • Let them cool completely, uncovered.
  • Chill, covered, for 3 hours before serving (may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled).
  • Garnish each custard with a rosette of whipped cream.

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Reviews

  1. This was a very creamy custard. The only change was a bit less sugar and a bit more coffee. I served it with sweet hazelnut pastry so the bitterness in the custard balanced out the pastry. Made for ZWT 7. Thanks for posting.
     
  2. I made this and await the results it is chilling in the fridge. made for comfort cafe.
     
  3. I am not giving a star rating since these turned out kind of chunky and not creamy BUT it was my first time making a custard this way and having a custard done in the oven so have nothing to compare it with so could just be the chef's fault LOL. The flavour is AWESOME so that would get a 5 star rating . made for Comfort Cafe recipe of the day
     
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