Cafe Con Leche Custard Cups Recipes

CAFE CON LECHE CUSTARD CUPS

Steps:

• Combine flour and salt in a 2 quart heavy non-aluminum saucepan. Whisk in reduced-fat milk and next 3 ingredients, whisking until smooth.
• Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 10-12 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
• Fill a large bowl with ice; place pan in ice, and whisk custard occasionally until completely cooled (about 30 minutes).
• Spoon 1/2 cup custard into each of 8 (5 oz.) cups or glasses. Top each with 1-2 tablespoons whipped topping, filling completely. Scrape top with a knife to level whipped topping. Garnish with shaved chocolate, chopped chocolate-covered expresso beans, or shortbread cookies.
• To make ahead, pour cooled custard into a gallon-size zip lock bag, gently pressing out excess air. Seal bag and chill up to 24 hours. To serve, snip off a corner of bag and pipe into serving cups.

CAFE CON LECHE FLAN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350; place 8 (6 ounce) custard cups or ramekins in a large baking dish.
• Place sugar, water, and corn syrup in a heavy medium saucepan. Heat over a medium to medium-high heat, swirling saucepan to let sugar dissolve evenly. Continue to cook, without stirring, until the sugar turns a deep caramel in color.
• Immediately remove from heat; pour hot caramel into bottoms of custard cups/ramekins.
• place eggs and egg yolks in a large bowl; beat at medium speed until smooth.
• Add milk, sweetened condensed milk, espresso powder, and cinnamon; beat until throughly blended. Pour evenly into the custard ups/ramekins.
• Add enough hot water into the baking dish to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins (water bath); cover with foil.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until custards are set but still quiverly like gelatine.
• Remove from oven; place on wire racks to cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until cold, preferably overnight. (Flan can be made up to 2 days in advance).
• To serve: run a knife with a thin blade around the edges to loosen custard from teh sides of the cup. INvert onto serving plates, shaking slightly to release custard and caramel.