Caramel Custard

Caramel custard is one of those easy to make dessets... For me, it makes me nostalgic! And it definitely has a place in my comfort foods list. Making and eating it soothes me for sure.

I want to share my recipe with you. Hope you also enjoy it!



Ingredients
Melted butter
2 eggs, lightly whisked
1/2 cup thickened cream
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
3/4 cup castor sugar


Method
Preheat oven to 220°C. Brush an ovenproof dish with melted butter to lightly grease. Place dish in a roasting pan.Combine the egg, cream, milk, vanilla essence and 1/4 cup of the sugar in a vessel. Transfer the remaining sugar in a medium heavy-based frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring with a metal spoon, for 3 minutes or until the sugar dissolves and starts to caramelize. Add enough boiling water to the roasting pan to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Pour the hot caramel into the baking dish. Pour the milk mixture into the baking dish. Cover the baking dish with foil. Cook in preheated oven for 12 minutes. Uncover baking dish and cook for a further 5 minutes or until custard sets. Remove from oven. Carefully turn the baked caramel custard into shallow bowl and serve immediately or chill for a few hours and then upturn into a serving platter. It is better to keep it out 30 minutes before you serve, if you are serving it chilled.

I have a low fat/ diet version too. If you are interested, check the below blog...
http://diet-n-cooking.blogspot.com/2008/05/baked-caramel-custard.html