Dessert for 6
Crema Catalana
Milk, cream, citrus, and cinnamon form a soft egg custard topped with a crackly caramelized sugar layer.
Typical price
$2.87for 4 servings
$0.72 per serving$2.87 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 30 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 6servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 14 oz | $0.57Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 5.25 oz | $1.16Typical price |
| Oranges$1.49/lb typical | a little | $0.14Typical price |
| Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 0.25 | $0.20Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 7 | $2.10Typical price |
| Cornmeal, grits, polenta$0.08/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.13Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $4.30 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSugar and brown sugar
Not included in the cost.
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.
Swaps
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
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