Coffee custard

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 350 g, you will need:

• 1 250 ml whole milk
• 2 30 g ground coffee
• 3 3 egg yolks
• 4 50 g caster sugar
• Total weight: 390 grams

Times:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
6 min.	10 min.	15 min.	30 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Bring 250 ml whole milk to the boil in a saucepan on medium heat.
2	As soon as it boils, turn off the heat, add 30 g ground coffee and mix well. Cover and leave to infuse for 10 minutes.
3	Meanwhile mix 3 egg yolks and 50 g caster sugar in a small bowl. Set aside.
4	Filter the milk and coffee through a very fine strainer. You can also pour it through a coffee filter, which is even more effective.
5	Pour the coffee-flavoured milk onto the egg yolk and sugar mixture.
6	Mix thoroughly with a soft spatula.
7	Pour the mixture back into the saucepan (after washing it) and put back on low heat. Stir constantly and gently...
8	...until the custard "coats" the spatula: you should be able to leave a clear trace with your finger, like in the photo. Take off the heat immediately and stand the saucepan in cold water, while continuing to stir for a few more minutes to stop the cooking. Your coffee custard is ready.

Remarks

For the coffee flavour, you can use instant coffee or a coffee extract instead of the ground coffee.

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