Baked Custard With Coffee Sauce Recipes

BAKED CUSTARD WITH COFFEE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl use a rotary beater or wire whisk to lightly beat eggs just until mixed.
• Stir in milk, sugar, 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla, and the salt.
• Place an ungreased 4-1/2- or 5-cup ovenproof casserole dish or ring mold, in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• (Or, place eight 6-ounce custard cups or individual molds in a large roasting pan.) Set the baking or roasting pan on the oven rack.
• Pour the egg mixture into the mold (s).
• Pour boiling or very hot tap water into the pan around the mold to a depth of 1 inch.
• Bake in a 325* F.
• oven for 35 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Remove mold (s) from water in pan.
• Cool custard in the mold (s) on a wire rack.
• Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 to 24 hours before serving.
• In a saucepan combine water, corn syrup, cornstarch, and instant coffee crystals.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is bubbly.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
• Remove mixture from heat.
• Stir in the 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and, if desired, coffee liqueur.
• Cover and chill sauce in the refrigerator until serving time.
• To serve, remove custard from mold (s).
• Serve sauce with chilled custard.
• Serves 8.

BAKED CARAMEL CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until it turns to liquid and begins to caramelize. Pour into 6 custard cups, shaking cups to make sure the sugar is evenly distributed. Don't touch the sugar because it will be very hot.
• Mix the remaining ingredients together and pour into each custard cup. Fill a large baking pan with 1-inch of hot water. Place custard cups in the water bath and bake for about 45 to 50 minutes, or until just set. Cool in the baking pan until they reach room temperature. Remove from water bath and chill. To serve, quickly turn each cup over onto an individual serving plate. The sugar will have turned into a delicious syrupy glaze. For an extra treat, serve with fruit and whipped cream.

COFFEE CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Beat yolks and sugar in medium bowl until thick and light yellow, about 2 minutes. Bring cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Gradually whisk hot cream into yolk mixture. Return mixture to same saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until sauce thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 3 minutes (do not boil). Strain mixture into clean medium bowl. Add coffee powder; stir until dissolved. Stir in ground espresso beans. Refrigerate until cold, whisking occasionally, about 1 hour. (Sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.)

BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine eggs, sugar, spices and vanilla. Blend in milk. Pour into a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Place baking dish in a cake pan in oven; add 1 in. water to pan. , Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until a knife inserted near middle comes out clean.

COFFEE CUSTARDS

Steps:

• In a small skillet, cook ¼ cup of the sugar over moderate heat, stirring with a fork, until it is melted and golden caramel in colour.
• Add ¼ cup water carefully (pour it into the side of the skillet) and simmer the mixture, stirring, until the caramel is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and stir in chocolate until it is melted.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Scald the milk.
• In a bowl, whisk the yolks and the whole egg with the remaining ¼ cup sugar and add the chocolate mixture, whisking.
• Whisk in the scalded milk in a stream.
• Add the espresso powder, vanilla and a pinch of salt.
• Strain the custard through a fine sieve into another bowl, skim the froth, and divide the custard among six ramekins.
• Put ramekins in a baking pan and add enough hot water to reach one-third up the sides of the ramekins.
• Cover pan tightly with foil.
• Bake custards in the middle of the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, or until they are just set.
• Let them cool completely, uncovered.
• Chill, covered, for 3 hours before serving (may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled).
• Garnish each custard with a rosette of whipped cream.