Caramelised apple custards
A Parisian flan-style egg custard, poured over sautéed and caramelised (flambéed, even) apples, baked in individual ramekins.
22K 2 4.5
Last modified on: June 9th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 servings, you will need:
- 1
6 apples - 2
30 g butter - 3
80 g caster sugar - 4
50 ml Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional) - 5
400 g Paris flan filling - Total weight: 1,590 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 18 min. | 41 min. | 59 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Peel 6 apples and chop fairly small.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Melt 30 g butter in a large frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 80 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).
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 |
| 1,347 Kcal or 5,640 Kj | 23 gr | 294 gr | 108 gr |
| 67 % | 9 % | 28 % | 16 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 85 Kcal or 356 Kj | 1 gr | 19 gr | 7 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | 2 % | 1 % |
| Per servings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 168 Kcal or 703 Kj | 3 gr | 37 gr | 14 gr |
| 8 % | 1 % | 3 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 servings : 4.10 €
- Per servings : 0.51 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Paris flan filling: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Black sesame flan, Alsatian apple tart, Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Pistachio custard tart, Pear and chocolate Paris puddings, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pink Reims biscuits, Rum babas, Crème brulée, Cannelés, Toffee apple upside-down cake, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Toasted almond cake, Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Pogne de Romans, Elsa's Comtoise galette, ... All |
 | Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Croissant dough apples, Apple semelles (flat apple tarts), Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", Lemon and grated apple tart, Tarte Normande, ... All |
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