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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 24 servings, you will need:

1 18 apples
2 90 g butter
3 240 g caster sugar
4 150 ml Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional)
5 1 kg 200 g Paris flan filling
Total weight: 4,770 grams

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

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18 min.	41 min.	59 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Peel 18 apples and chop fairly small.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Melt 90 g butter in a large frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 240 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
7,136 Kcal or 29,877 Kj	610 gr	3,151 gr	2,341 gr
357 %	235 %	297 %	355 %

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 24 servings : 12.29 €
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: Caramelized pear custard tart, Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Alsatian apple tart, Verbena flan, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cornmeal baps for Anne, Oat shortbread biscuits, Flaked almond tart, Little caramelized peach tarts, Fruit crémeux, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Passion fruit jellies, Citrus tart, Walnut short bread, Moist chocolate cake, Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, ... All
	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Express apple tart, Tarte Normande, Norman flambéed apples, Baked apples from St Aubin le Vertueux, Windfall apple jelly, ... All

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