Creme Caramel Recipe
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups light cream
- 3 large whole eggs
- 2 large egg yolkds
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- In a medium saucepan, bring 1 cup sugar, 1/3 cup water, light corn syrup and lemon juice to a simmer over medium-high heat.
- Wipe down the sides of the pan any sugar crystals that might make the syrup grainy.
- Cook until the syrup turns from clear to golden, swirling the pan gently.
- Continue cooking until the mixture turns honey-caramel color.
- This whole process takes about 12 minutes.
- Do not leave the pan unattended, as it will take some time for the syrup to begin to turn golden; but once it does, it can burn quickly.
- When ready, remove from the heat and pour a portion of the caramel into each of 8 ungreased 6-ounce ovenproof ramekins.
- Allow the caramel to cool and harden.
- Place your oven rack to the center position and heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat the milk and cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until steam appears (or it is 160 degrees), about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add the salt and vanilla extract.
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, yolks and 2/3 cup sugar just until combined.
- Whisk the milk mixture slowly into the eggs until just combined but not foamy.
- I like to strain the mixture through a fine sieve to be sure that it is smooth and there are no cooked egg bits.
- Set it aside.
- Bring 2 quarts water to a boil in a kettle.
- Put a dish towel flat on the bottom of a large baking dish or roasting pan.
- Divide the custard mixture among the ramekins, place the filled ramekins on the towel in the pan and set the pan on the oven rack.
- Fill the pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
- Cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil to allow steam to escape.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes until the custards are set and a knife inserted in the custard comes out clean.
- Transfer the ramekins to a wire rack to cool.
- To serve, slide a knife around the inside of each ramekin against the side of the dish.
- Hold a plate over the top of the ramekin and invert.
- You may need to shake the ramekin gently to loosen the custard.
- Serve immediately.
sugar, water, light corn syrup, lemon juice, milk, light cream, eggs, egg yolkds, sugar, vanilla, salt
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/creme-caramel-299 (may not work)