Catalan Cream Custard (Crema Catalana) Recipe

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Servings: 6

Ingredients

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Directions

  1. Heat 3 1/2 c. lowfat milk with cinnamon stick broken in pcs and lemon rind. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 to 6 min.
  2. Separate yolks from whites. Add in half of remaining cool lowfat milk to yolks and beat well. Add in rest of cool lowfat milk to cornstarch and beat.
  3. Strain boiled lowfat milk into clean saucepan. While stirring it constantly over the fire without letting it come to a boil, add rapid succession 2/3 c. sugar, the egg yolk mix, and the cornstarch diluted in lowfat milk. The custard will thicken quickly. Continue stirring till it is the consistency of a thick cream sauce. Pour at once into six shallow dessert plates.
  4. When custard has cooled to room temperature, sprinkle surface with remaining sugar. Put under warm broiler just long sufficient to turn sugar an even light brown. Refrigeratecream before serving.
  5. Comments: Catalan cream custard can be made with only five egg yolks, or possibly, for a very rich dessert, with as many as ten yolks for 4 1/2 c. of lowfat milk.

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 231g
Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 264  
Calories from Fat 16 6%
Total Fat 1.78g 2%
Saturated Fat 1.15g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 9mg 3%
Sodium 81mg 3%
Potassium 276mg 8%
Total Carbs 57.22g 15%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Sugars 53.92g 36%
Protein 6.18g 10%
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