Snow Egg

• 7 1/8 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 3/4 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 1/8 tablespoons water
• 11/16 tablespoon salted butter
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 5 1/4 tablespoons egg yolks
• 1 vanilla bean
• 5/8 cup milk
• 11/16 cup egg whites
• 4 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 1 7/16 tablespoons honey
• 3 1/2 tablespoons flaked almonds

1. First, prepare the caramel.
2. In a pan, over low-to-medium heat, cook 50 grams of granulated sugar, 35 grams of corn syrup, and 20 grams of water until you obtain an amber caramel. Carefully add 10 grams of salted butter, watching out for splatters. Finally add 80 grams of heavy cream. Mix and bring to a boil. Set aside and let cool.
3. Then, prepare the custard.
4. Whisk the egg yolks with 40 grams of granulated sugar until the mixture is pale.
5. Cut the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape it to get the seeds.
6. Pour the milk and 130 grams of heavy cream in a saucepan. Add vanilla bean and vanilla seeds. Bring to a boil and leave to steep for a few seconds.
7. Pour over the yolks in stirring with a whisk.
8. Pour back in the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring with a wooden spatula until the mixture thickens. Remove vanilla bean and mix the cream in a blender.
9. Cover with plastic film and set aside in a cool place.
10. Prepare the egg whites.
11. Beat the whites and start adding superfine sugar gradually when they begin to foam. Keep beating. Add the honey. Keep beating until stiff peaks form.
12. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
13. At the bottom of each cup, pour 20 grams of salted butter caramel, then add 25 grams of beaten egg whites.
14. Sprinkle with flaked almonds.
15. Bake it for 2 minutes.
16. Serve with the very cold custard.

sugar, corn syrup, water, butter, heavy cream, egg yolks, vanilla bean, milk, egg whites, sugar, honey, almonds

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Snow-Egg-781876 (may not work)