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Crema Catalana (Catalan cream)
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Crema Catalana (Catalan cream)

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Catalan dessert made from egg yolk cream with caramelized sugar crust — the cousin of crème brûlée.

⏱️ Prep time 20 min. 🍳 Cook time 15 min. 🍽️ 4 servings 📊 Difficulty: medium ⭐ 8/10

Source / link: Spanische Küche (Katalonien)

Ingredients

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500 ml Milk (or oat drink)
5 Stück Egg yolks
100 g Sugar
1 EL Cornstarch
1 TL Lemon zest
1 Stück Cinnamon stick

Preparation

Step by step through the recipe

  1. 1 Heat 500 ml Milch with 1 TL Zitronenschale and 1 Stück Zimtstange, remove from the heat and let steep for 10 Minuten.
  2. 2 Whisk 5 Stück Eigelb with 100 g Zucker until frothy, stir in 1 EL Maisstärke.
  3. 3 Slowly add the strained Milch while stirring.
  4. 4 Return the mixture to the pot and thicken over medium heat while stirring until creamy (do not boil).
  5. 5 Fill into ramekins and chill for at least 4 Stunden.
  6. 6 Before serving, sprinkle with Zucker and caramelize with a kitchen torch.

Notes & tips

Note: Contains egg + cow's milk + gluten (cornstarch ok).

Nutrition

estimated per serving
Calories
388 kcal
Protein
14 g
Fat
21 g
Carbs
37 g

– = ingredient not in nutrition database (estimate incomplete)

⭐ Ratings

⭐ 8/10 Initial value · No ratings yet