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Lime crémeux

This "crémeux" is a creamy mixture ideal for filling tarts, either on its own or as a bottom layer topped with fruit, for example.

34K 9 4.2

Last modified on: April 14^th 2021

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For 500 g, you will need:

1 4 g gelatin
2 150 g milk
3 1 lime
4 2 eggs
5 50 g caster sugar
6 70 g butter
7 3 drops food colouring (optional)
Total weight: 484 grams

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Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
34 min.	5 min.	7 min.	46 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 1 min.

Put 4 g gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes to soften it.

Stage 2 - 20 min.

Pour 150 g milk into a saucepan and grate the zest of 1 lime into it.

Put on medium heat and bring to the boil.

Turn off the heat and leave to infuse for 15 minutes.

Put 50 g caster sugar to soak in a dish of cold water.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Put 2 eggs and 50 g caster sugar into a bowl and mix well.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Pour the lime-infused milk onto this mixture through a fine strainer.

Press down on the zest with a spatula or spoon to squeeze out all the milk.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add the lime juice and mix well.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Pour this mixture back into the same pan (after cleaning) and put back on medium heat.

Stage 7 - 7 min.

Bring to the boil, whisking gently and constantly as it thickens.

Drain the gelatin and mix in.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Stop the cooking by standing the pan in cold water. Cover and leave for about 5 minutes.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Transfer the mixture to a high-sided container (or blender goblet). Add 70 g butter really cold and cut into small pieces.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Blend until smooth and evenly mixed.

Stage 11

Your lime crémeux is ready.

Remarks

For a more distinct lime flavour, double the quantity of juice and zest in stage 4.

Keeping

Should be poured into a tart case immediately.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,047 Kcal or 4,384 Kj	23 gr	65 gr	77 gr
52 %	9 %	6 %	12 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
216 Kcal or 904 Kj	5 gr	14 gr	16 gr
11 %	2 %	1 %	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).

How much will it cost?

For 500 g : 1.56 €

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Some recipes that use this recipe

Victoria pineapple and lime tarts

This recipe for dainty tarts has sweetcrust pastry (preferably with coconut) cases, filled with sautéed Victoria pineapple and topped with a lime crémeux.
9,523 21 min.

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Dublin fruit scones, Chocolate rolls (petits pains), Pesto crackers, Mustard baps, Apricot blancmange, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate muffins, Leek and potato soup, Clementine confectioner's custard, Flognarde, Dublin fruit scones, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Almonds pyramids, Nougat, Melon with port sorbet, Oatmeal cake, ... All
	Gelatin: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Avocado and smoked salmon terrine , Panna cotta, Fruit crémeux, Bavaroise cream, European glass, ... All

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