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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 30 g butter
3 80 g caster sugar
4 50 ml Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional)
5 400 g Paris flan filling
Total weight: 1,590 grams

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

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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.

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Peel 6 apples and chop fairly small.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

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Melt 30 g butter in a large frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 80 g caster sugar, then add the chopped apples.

Stage 3 - 8 min.

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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.

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Divide the apples between the ramekins, and sit these on a baking sheet.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

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Pour the custard over.

Stage 6 - 30 min.

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Bake for about 30 minutes.

Stage 7

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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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,351 Kcal or 5,656 Kj	23 gr	286 gr	108 gr
68 %	9 %	27 %	16 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
85 Kcal or 356 Kj	1 gr	18 gr	7 gr
4 %	1 %	2 %	1 %

Per servings
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
169 Kcal or 708 Kj	3 gr	36 gr	14 gr
8 %	1 %	3 %	2 %

% 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 : 4.53 €
Per servings : 0.57 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Paris flan filling: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, Pear and chocolate Paris puddings, Pistachio custard tart, French custard tart, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio tiramisu, Nonettes, Flambéd bananas , Nanou's chocolate cake, Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate cake, Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Foie gras fingers, How to prepare spinach, ... All
	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Norman flambéed apples, Apple custard tart, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Soft apple cookies, Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, ... All

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