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Caramelised apple custards

A Parisian flan-style egg custard, poured over sautéed and caramelised (flambéed, even) apples, baked in individual ramekins.

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Last modified on: June 9^th 2021

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For 16 servings, you will need:

1 12 apples
2 60 g butter
3 160 g caster sugar
4 100 g Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional)
5 800 g Paris flan filling
Total weight: 3,180 grams

Change these quantities to make: 4 servings 8 servings 16 servings 24 servings

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Time required for this recipe:

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18 min.	41 min.	59 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Peel 12 apples and chop fairly small.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Melt 60 g butter in a large frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 160 g caster sugar, then add the chopped apples.

Stage 3 - 8 min.

Sauté together until the apples are golden brown.

Note: At this stage you can flambé the apples in Calvados, rum or other spirit of your choice.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 4 - 4 min.

Divide the apples between the ramekins, and sit these on a baking sheet.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Pour the custard over.

Stage 6 - 30 min.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

Stage 7

Serve warm or cold.

Remarks

You can vary this recipe with lots of other fruit, either fresh (pears, peaches...), or dried (raisins, apricots...).

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,693 Kcal or 11,275 Kj	47 gr	589 gr	217 gr
100 %	13 %	41 %	24 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
85 Kcal or 356 Kj	1 gr	19 gr	7 gr
3 %	<1 %	1 %	1 %

Per servings
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
168 Kcal or 703 Kj	3 gr	37 gr	14 gr
6 %	1 %	3 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 16 servings : 8.20 €
Per servings : 0.51 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Paris flan filling: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelized pear custard tart, French custard tart, Pistachio custard tart, Verbena flan, Pear and chocolate Paris puddings, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tatin apple diplomat tart, Rhubarb tart, Apple paste, Warm apple feuillantines, Grapefruit moelleux, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kugelhof for Nanou, Potato Waffles with Smoked Salmon, Rich hazelnut buttercream, French onion soup, Cramique, ... All
	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Four quarters (adding fruit), Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies, Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Comtoise apple charlotte, Tarte Jurassienne, ... All

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