Dessert for 6

Crema Catalana

Name: Crema Catalana
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 400 ml whole milk; 150 ml double cream; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 strips orange zest pared into; 1 strips lemon zest pared into; 7 egg yolks; 100 g caster sugar plus 6 tbsp for the topping; 45 g cornflour

$3.78for 430 minServes 6

Milk, cream, citrus, and cinnamon form a soft egg custard topped with a crackly caramelized sugar layer.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Milk, 14 oz$0.04/oz typical	14 oz	$0.57Typical price
	Heavy cream, 5.25 oz$0.22/oz typical	5.25 oz	$1.16Typical price
	Oranges, a little$1.49/lb typical	a little	$0.14Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.25$0.60 each typical	0.25	$0.20Typical price
	Eggs, 7$0.30 each typical	7	$2.10Typical price
	Cornmeal, 1.5 oz$0.08/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.13Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.68

Swaps

Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

Spanish Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.95 per serving$3.78 for 4

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Ingredients

400 ml whole milk
150 ml double cream
1 cinnamon stick
1 strips orange zest pared into
1 strips lemon zest pared into
7 egg yolks
100 g caster sugar plus 6 tbsp for the topping
45 g cornflour

Steps

Heat the milk, cream, cinnamon, orange zest, and lemon zest in a medium saucepan until steaming.
Whisk the egg yolks, caster sugar, and cornflour in a medium bowl.
Slowly whisk the hot milk mixture into the egg mixture.
Return the custard to the saucepan and cook over medium-low heat for 6 minutes, stirring until thick.
Strain the custard into six shallow ramekins and chill for 10 minutes.
Sprinkle the topping sugar over the custards and broil 2 to 3 minutes until caramelized.

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