Coffee Custards Recipes

COFFEE CUSTARD

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.

WW SPICED COFFEE CUSTARDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Arrange eight 6 ounce custard cups in a large roasting pan.
• In a smal bowl, combine the brewed coffee and espresso powder. In a large bowl, whisk sugar, eggs, egg whites, allspice, and salt. Stir in milk and coffee mixture. Ladle mixture into custard cups Place roasting pan in the oven. Pour enough hot water into pan to come up t the sides of the custard cups.
• Bake until a knife inserted into center of custard comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Remove from roasting pan and cool on rack at room temperature, refrigerate, covered at least 4 hours, Serve with a dollop of whipped topping.

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.

WORLD CLASS KONA COFFEE CUSTARD

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.

COFFEE CUSTARD

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.