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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 8 servings, you will need:

1 6 apples
2 0 kg 2 g butter
3 ½ cup caster sugar
4 ¼ cup Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional)
5 1 ¾ cup Paris flan filling

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

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Peel 6 apples and chop fairly small.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Melt 0 kg 2 g butter in a large frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add ½ cup 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
2,379 Kcal or 9,960 Kj	203 gr	1,050 gr	780 gr
119 %	78 %	99 %	118 %

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 8 servings : 4.10 €
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: Pear and chocolate Paris puddings, French custard tart, Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, Caramelized pear custard tart, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apricot blancmange, Pistachio tiramisu, Apple Pie, Caramelized apple rice pudding, Tarte Normande, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Oaty walnut cake , Surprise bread, Diamond biscuits, Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage, Tyrolean apple crumble, ... All
	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quince and apple compote, Apple Pie, Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, Apple macaronade, Caramelized apple rice pudding, ... All

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