Coffee Custard Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Place a roasting pan 3/4 full of hot water in an oven heated to 300 degrees. Brush four 6-ounce custard cups with melted butter. Set aside. Combine the cream, milk, and espresso in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring almost to a simmer. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Whisk together egg yolks, whole egg, sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Add a little of the hot milk mixture to the egg mixture, and whisk well. Add the remaining milk mixture, and whisk again to combine well. Strain mixture through a sieve. Pour into the custard cups, and place in water bath in the oven, making sure that the water comes 3/4 of the way up sides of cups. Bake until the custard is set, about 35 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and water bath. Cool for about 20 minutes. Loosen custards with a knife. Invert onto serving dishes; top with chocolate. Alternatively, refrigerate, and turn out when needed.

Steps:

• In a nonreactive saucepan, bring the milk, vanilla bean, crushed coffee beans and cardamom to a simmer over medium heat. Immediately turn off the heat and set aside to infuse for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), whip the egg yolks, sugar and salt until pale yellow and fluffy. With the mixer running at low speed, mix in the cornstarch, then very gradually pour in the hot milk mixture, mixing it in as you go.
• Strain the mixture through a fine sieve back into the saucepan, to smooth it and to remove the spices. Whisking constantly, cook over medium-high heat until thick and just boiling. When the mixture thickens, the whisk will leave trail marks on the bottom of the pot and the mixture will have a few large bubbles boiling up to the top. Cook just until no starchy taste or feeling remains. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter until melted. Pour into 4 custard cups, ramekins, or mugs and chill, uncovered, at least 2 hours or overnight. Serve chilled, placing a whole coffee bean in the center of each serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F.
• Scald milk or cream Remove from heat.
• Beat eggs and sugar together until foamy.
• Add the milk or cream and the coffee and mix well.
• Pour the mixture into individual custard cups OR one 6-cup baking dish, and set in pan of hot water in a pre-heated oven. (The water should come half-way up the sides of the dish.).
• Bake for 35-45 minutes until a knife inserted in the centre comes out dry. (A 6-cup dish will take at least 15 minutes longer than individual custard cups.).
• Chill at least 2 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Put 7/8 of the sugar in saucepan with the water. Bring to a boil. Cook until dark in color, about 4 to 5 minutes. Pour immediately into a 4-cup souffle dish. Set aside. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Mix coffee, milk, cream, and vanilla into saucepan. Bring to just a boil, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Set aside. In a bowl, whisk eggs and egg yolks with remaining sugar until creamy. Whisk in hot milk mixture. Place on top of the caramel in the souffle dish. Cover with aluminum foil. Put souffle into a pan and fill the pan with enough water to come half way up sides of the dish. Bake until set, about 40 to 45 minutes.
• To turn out, run knife around edge of dish to loosen. Cover with serving plate, hold tightly and invert.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Pour milk into a 1 qt saucepan. Stir coffee into the milk & slowly bring the mixture to the boiling point.
• Meanwhile, put the eggs & egg yolks in a lrg mixing bowl & beat together thoroughly w/a wire whisk. Then beat in the cream & sugar.
• When the milk mixture reaches the boiling point, slowly pour it into the egg mixture, beating vigorously w/the whisk. Add the vanilla extract & beat again.
• Pour half of the coffee cream into a 10-in pie dish or 6-cup souffle dish. Set the dish in a shallow pan filled w/boiling water to reach halfway up the side of the dish.
• Working quickly, transfer the dish to the preheated oven & pour the rest of the coffee cream into the dish.
• Reduce the oven temp to 325°F (160°C) & bake the coffee cream for 1 1/4 hours or till a knife plunged into the center comes out clean & dry.
• Remove the dish from the oven & allow to cool to room temperature. Cover & refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours to overnite.
• NOTES: It was strongly emphasized that this dessert must be served icy cold. No other serving suggestions were included, but how could it be wrong to serve in goblets w/a sprinkle of choc shavings? NOT!

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the custard powder and 1/2 cup of the milk; set aside. Sprinkle the sugar into a saucepan over medium heat. When the sugar begins to caramelize, add the remaining milk and coffee to the pan, and bring to a boil. At this stage, the caramel will become very crusty. Reduce heat to low, and cook until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Stir in the custard powder mixture, and cook, stirring until the custard thickens. Remove from heat, and whisk in the egg yolk.
• In a clean glass or metal bowl, whip the egg white until soft peaks form. Fold the egg white carefully into the custard mixture. Transfer to a serving dish and refrigerate until firm.

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup whipping cream, milk, and espresso mixture in heavy large saucepan. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into cream mixture; add bean. Bring mixture to boil. Using tongs, remove bean; discard. Whisk sugar and egg yolks in large bowl until pale and thick, about 2 minutes. Gradually pour hot cream mixture over egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Return mixture to saucepan and simmer over low heat until mixture is thick enough to coat spoon, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes (do not boil). Remove from heat. Whisk in espresso beans and cinnamon. Cover and chill 4 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Beat remaining 1 cup whipping cream in medium bowl to soft peaks. Strain custard through fine sieve into another medium bowl. Place coffee ice cream in large bowl. Fold in 1/3 of custard to soften ice cream. Fold in 1/3 of whipped cream. Fold in remaining custard and whipped cream in 2 more additions each (do not overmix). Cover with plastic wrap and chill until cold, about 1 hour. Transfer to freezer; freeze mixture until very cold and thick, about 15 minutes. Transfer to pitcher and pour into chilled wineglasses at table.

Steps:

• Spray 10-inch-diameter, 3-inch-high, stainless steel bowl with nonstick spray. Line bowl with plastic wrap, allowing 3 inches of plastic to hang over sides.
• Stir 2 cups of boiling water and 2 tablespoons of coffee crystals in medium bowl until crystals dissolve. Refrigerate coffee until cold.
• Quickly dip each ladyfinger into cold coffee to moisten.
• Starting at bottom of prepared bowl, arrange moistened ladyfingers over bowl to line interior completely. Transfer ladyfinger-lined bowl to refrigerator.
• Stir remaining 1/4 cup of water and 1/4 cup of coffee crystals in large bowl until crystals dissolve. Set aside to cool slightly. Add milk and both pudding mixes to cooled coffee.
• Beat until well blended. Set aside for 10 minutes, or until pudding thickens.
• Gently fold whipped topping into thickened pudding.
• Spoon mixture into bowl, covering ladyfingers completely.
• Fold plastic overhang atop pudding to cover. Refrigerate charlotte 8 hours or overnight.
• To Unmold:
• Fold back plastic from atop charlotte.
• Invert large plate or serving platter atop charlotte in bowl. Holding plate and bowl together, invert charlotte onto plate.
• Remove bowl and carefully peel plastic wrap away from charlotte. Drizzle with chocolate syrup and serve.

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.)

Steps:

• Combine and scald all ingredients except for the eggs.
• Slowly pour the mixture over the beaten eggs.
• Beat until well blended.
• To bake the custard, pour the batter into a baking dish or individual molds.
• Place them in a pan of hot water in a moderate oven at 325° for 45 minutes or until custard is set.
• To test, the custard, insert a knife or spoon. If the custard doesn't stick, it is ready.
• Serve chilled with whipped cream or a sprinkle of powdered sugar and ground nuts.