Baked Apple Custard Recipes

BAKED APPLES (POMMES BONNE FEMME)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fit apples snugly in a medium oval baking dish (apples should not tip over).
• In a small bowl, combine sugar, butter, and orange zest until well incorporated. Transfer to a piping bag; pipe butter mixture into each apple, dividing evenly. Add 2 tablespoons water to baking dish.
• Bake, basting twice with pan juices, until apples are tender but not falling apart, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Transfer baking dish to a wire rack. Add a heaping tablespoon of jam to each apple; sprinkle each with a scant tablespoon of hazelnuts. Serve warm with cookies, if desired.

STUFFED APPLES WITH CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the walnuts, raisins and sugar; cover and process until blended. Stir in butter; set aside. Core apples and remove enough pulp to leave a 1-in. shell. Fill each apple with about 1/4 cup nut mixture. , Place in a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish. Pour water around apples. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 50-60 minutes or until tender. , Meanwhile, for custard sauce, combine the sugar, flour and salt in a saucepan. Gradually stir in milk and cream until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot milk mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Cool. Serve with warm apples. Refrigerate leftovers.

BAKED APPLE CUSTARD

Steps:

• Melt butter (or margarine) in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add apple slices and saute for 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook 1 minute longer.
• Reduce heat to low, uncover and let apples cook until light brown (3-5 minutes). Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325-degrees F.
• Butter 6 custard cups (or butter a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish).
• In a bowl, whisk eggs until thick. Add sugar and salt and beat well.
• Blend in milk (or half and half) and vanilla.
• Pour custard into prepared custard cups.
• Set custard cups into large shallow baking pan.
• Add enough boiling water to pan so water comes up halfway up sides of cups.
• Bake for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in center of custard comes clean. (If using the casserole dish bake for 1 1/2 hours).
• Remove cups from water and let cool to room temperature.
• Top each custard with 4 (reserved) overlapping apple slices.
• Refrigerate until cold or overnight.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg before serving.

APPLE CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
• Butter an 8 x 8 baking dish.
• Roll apples in sugar until they are coated evenly. Place apples close together in prepared dish.
• Using a blender (or use electric mixer) mix together the remaining ingredients (milk- almond extract) and pour over apples. Sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired.
• Bake for 30- 40 minutes or until apples are tender. Custard will finish setting while apples are cooling.

BAKED APPLE CUSTARD CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray two 6-oz. custard cups with cooking spray. Place 1 wafer in each cup. Combine apples and pecans; spoon evenly over wafers in cups. Set aside.
• Beat cream cheese, sour cream and sugar in small bowl until well blended. Add egg, milk and cinnamon; mix well. Pour evenly over apple mixture in cups. Place cups on baking sheet.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until center of each dessert is set. Cool slightly. Top each dessert with a dollop of the whipped topping just before serving.

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.

CRUNCHY CUSTARD-BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Pour the custard into a large baking dish. Toss the apples in the orange zest and juice, cinnamon and sugar.
• Arrange the apples, cut-side up, on top of the custard and drizzle with any extra juice from the bowl. Sprinkle over the granola and bake for 30 mins, until the apples are soft and piping hot - cover after 20 mins if the granola is getting dark. Serve with a drizzle of cream or a scoop of ice cream, if you like.