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Saffron crème brûlée with caramelised poached pears
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Saffron crème brûlée with caramelised poached pears

12 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Impress your guests with a rather refined dessert. The baked cream is infused with saffron and garnished with sweet lemon and vanilla-flavoured pears.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

464
Calories
16g
Protein
19g
Fat
61g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon Verbena juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Saffron not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250ml/9fl oz whole milk
  • pinch saffron
  • 10 free-range egg yolks
  • 175g/6oz caster sugar
  • 750ml/1⅓ pint double cream
  • 50g/1¾oz demerara sugar
  • 4 pears
  • 1 lemon
  • 225g/8oz caster sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 4 tbsp icing sugar
  • 4 sprigs lemon verbena, to serve

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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