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Coffee custard

You are probably familiar with the classic real custard (crème anglaise). Here's a coffee-flavoured version.

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Last modified on: May 4^th 2022

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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

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
6 min.	10 min.	13 min.	29 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 8 min.

Bring 250 ml whole milk to the boil in a saucepan on medium heat.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

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.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Meanwhile mix 3 egg yolks and 50 g caster sugar in a small bowl.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Filter the milk and coffee through a very fine strainer.

You can also pour it through a coffee filter, which is even more effective.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Pour the coffee-flavoured milk onto the egg yolk and sugar mixture.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Mix thoroughly with a soft spatula.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Pour the mixture back into the saucepan (after washing it) and put back on low heat.

Stir constantly and gently...

Stage 8 - 5 min.

...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.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
575 Kcal or 2,407 Kj	22 gr	59 gr	28 gr
29 %	9 %	6 %	4 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
147 Kcal or 615 Kj	6 gr	15 gr	7 gr
7 %	2 %	1 %	1 %

% 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

How much will it cost?

For 350 g : 0.61 £

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mousse with two chocolates, Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), Celeriac and parsley soup, Hearty potato and ham gratin, Pistachio ice cream, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Elsa's Comtoise galette, Chocolate mug cake, Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi, Clear strawberry juice, Little cakes with a chocolate and hazelnut centre, ... All
	Egg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard , Butter cream, Béarnaise sauce, Eggs Comtoise, Asparagus "en petit pois", ... All

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