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Crème Caramel

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 8

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
5 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter eight 6-ounce custard cups. In a small skillet over medium heat, melt 1/2 cup sugar, stirring constantly until it is a light brown syrup. Pour syrup into buttered cups. Place cups in baking pan for easy handling. In large bowl with mixer at low speed, beat eggs, salt, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar until lemon-colored. Gradually beat in milk and vanilla. Once mixture has settled, with all air bubbles out, pour mixture into cups. Put hot water into baking pan to within 1 inch of top of cups. Bake 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool, loosen custard with knife; invert.

  2. Variation

    Step 2

    Sprinkle ground nutmeg on top of each custard before baking.

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