Creme Caramel (Portuguese) Recipe

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Creme Caramel (Portuguese)
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
589
Calories
Total time
16
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 50 -75 ml cold water
  • 12 eggs
  • 1 liter milk
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 strip lemon rind

Directions:

  1. Caramel - Place water in a heavy saucepan and add sugar, pouring into the centre of the water so it doesn't tourch the edges.
  2. Cook over a medium heat for ten minutes - DO NOT STIR - the caramel will slowly colour from blonde to brunette, to a dark, rich colour and then pour into ramekins.
  3. Custard - Whisk eggs, one at a time into sugar until mixture in slightly frothy.
  4. Put milk, cinnamon stick, lemon peel and vanilla essence into a saucepan and bring to the boil, remove from heat and stir into egg mixture (do not over mix).
  5. Pour mixture through a sieve into a jug and then pour into ramekins, being careful when pouring over the caramel that you swirl a little as your pour so the warm mixture does no crack the toffee.
  6. Place ramekins in an ovenproof dish and fill half way up the sides of the dishes with water and bake at 150C for 30 minutes turning the baking dish around after the first 15 minutes to cook evenly.
  7. Rest for 30 minutes. run a knife around the edges of the ramekins before turning out onto a dish.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 588.89 Kcal (2466 kJ)
Calories from fat 121.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.47g 21%
Cholesterol 497.19mg 166%
Sodium 194.74mg 8%
Potassium 187.27mg 4%
Total Carbs 103.15g 34%
Sugars 98.85g 395%
Dietary Fiber 0.03g 0%
Protein 17.52g 35%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 2.8mg 15%
Calcium 80mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 234.05 Kcal (980 kJ)
Calories from fat 48.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.35g 21%
Cholesterol 197.61mg 166%
Sodium 77.4mg 8%
Potassium 74.43mg 4%
Total Carbs 41g 34%
Sugars 39.29g 395%
Dietary Fiber 0.01g 0%
Protein 6.96g 35%
Iron 1.1mg 15%
Calcium 31.8mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.9
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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