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

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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 0 kg butter in a large frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add ¾ 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
4,757 Kcal or 19,917 Kj	407 gr	2,101 gr	1,561 gr
238 %	157 %	198 %	236 %

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 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: Pear and chocolate Paris puddings, Alsatian apple tart, Verbena flan, Pistachio custard tart, Black sesame flan, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sandwich bread, Chouquettes, Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Tarte à l'coloche, Pear compote , ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little Christmas biscuits, Roasted cauliflower, Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Brioche feuilletée (flaky brioche), Thin spinach and potato tart, ... All
	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cochelin d'Evreux, Baker's apple soles, Baked apples from St Aubin le Vertueux, Canadian apple crumble, Apple Strudel, ... All

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