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Cup Custard
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Cup Custard

6 ingredients 14 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

300
Calories
14g
Protein
14g
Fat
27g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • 2 cups milk
  • ⅓ – ½ cup sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
  • pinch nutmeg

Directions

1

Have ready 5 individual serving custard cups.

2

Place in a shallow baking pan filled with tepid water.

3

Stir sugar and salt into milk.

4

Over very low heat, bring milk to the scalding point until it just begins to form a thin skin.

5

Do not boil milk.

6

Beat eggs slightly; add a small amount of hot milk to the eggs, then stir the eggs back into the milk, whisking continuously.

7

Remove from heat.

8

Bake at 350°F degrees until a knife inserted in center comes out nearly clean.

9

When cool, cover each cup with a thin coating of caramel.

10

Just before serving, add a tablespoon of coconut rum, spicy rum, or Grand Marnier to each cup.

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Category:World Recipes

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Category:Custard Recipes

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Category:Milk and cream Recipes

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Category:Egg yolk Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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