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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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How long does it take?

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
1,347 Kcal or 5,640 Kj	23 gr	294 gr	108 gr
67 %	9 %	28 %	16 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
85 Kcal or 356 Kj	1 gr	19 gr	7 gr
4 %	1 %	2 %	1 %

Per servings
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
168 Kcal or 703 Kj	3 gr	37 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 : 4.10 €
Per servings : 0.51 €

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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: Pear and chocolate Paris puddings, Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Alsatian apple tart, French custard tart, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fruit crumble, Chestnut cake, Nonettes, Fresh mint ice-cream, Oaty walnut cake , ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and egg frichti, Chestnut and hazelnut biscuits, Béarnaise sauce, Nanou's apple and almond cake, Smart plum tart, ... All
	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Windfall apple jelly, Apple macaronade, Alsatian apple tart, Tyrolean apple crumble, ... All

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