Description[]
For caramel lovers! This divine, caramel-based dessert is similar to crème caramel or leche flan.
Ingredients[]
For the milk base[]
- 1 liter full-fat milk
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 10 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons sugar
For the caramel[]
For the sugar and cream base[]
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 liter whipping cream
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 15 egg yolks
Directions[]
For the milk base[]
- Preheat the oven to 150° C (300° F).
- Bring the milk and vanilla bean to a boil.
- Whisk the eggs and sugar..
- Whisk the egg mixture into the boiling milk.
- Caramelize the sugar.
- Add the water and cook.
- Line 3 1-liter molds with the caramel.
- Strain the milk mixture, then divide among the molds.
- Place a cloth towel in the bottom of an oven tray. Place the molds on the towel.
- Add hot water to reach halfway up the molds.
- Bake 90 minutes. Refrigerate until completely cold, then unmold.
For the caramel base[]
- Caramelize the sugar in a frying pan until golden.
- Glaze the bottom and sides of a rectangular 2-liter loaf pan.
- Heat the cream, half the remaining sugar, and the tiny seeds scraped from the inside of the vanilla bean, along with the bean itself,, to the boiling point.
- Beat the egg yolks with the remaining sugar.
- Carefully whisk in the hot cream.
- Strain into the prepared pan.
- Bake in a water bath for about 90 minutes. Refrigerate until completely cold.