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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 4 servings, you will need:

1 3 apples
2 15 g butter
3 40 g caster sugar
4 25 g Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional)
5 200 g Paris flan filling
Total weight: 795 grams

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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 3 apples and chop fairly small.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Melt 15 g butter in a large frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 40 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
1,189 Kcal or 4,978 Kj	102 gr	525 gr	390 gr
59 %	39 %	50 %	59 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
150 Kcal or 628 Kj	13 gr	66 gr	49 gr
7 %	5 %	6 %	7 %

Per servings
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
297 Kcal or 1,243 Kj	25 gr	131 gr	98 gr
15 %	10 %	12 %	15 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 4 servings : 2.05 €
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: French custard tart, Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, Verbena flan, Pear and chocolate Paris puddings, Pistachio custard tart, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nougat, Pear and lime meringue pie, Mint and chocolate cream, Toffee apple upside-down cake, Butter cream, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Steak burger topped with egg, Nanou's chocolate cake, Fillet of salmon meunière, Paris flan filling, Confit Victoria pineapple with honey and spices, ... All
	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Tarte Normande, Stewed apple (compote), Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies, Baked apples from St Aubin le Vertueux, ... All

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