coffee custard

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Bonnie Beck
Route 66, AZ

If you love coffee. This custard always makes me think of my mother. I can't remember a time where her coffee pot was on. Many a time we had to turn around on while starting out on a trip to make sure she had turned the pot off.

(2 ratings)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr

Ingredients For coffee custard

  • 1 c
    raw organic heavy cream
  • 1/2 c
    raw organic whole milk
  • 2 Tbsp
    instant espresso powder
  • 3
    ex large fresh organic eggs yolks
  • 1
    ex large fresh organic egg
  • 1/4 c
    bakers sugar
  • 1
    vanilla bean or 1 tsp. of pure tahitian vanilla extract
  • a pinch of sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1 oz
    shaved dark belgium chocolate
  • 3 Tbsp
    unsalted raw organic butter, melted
  • cheese cloth

How To Make coffee custard

  • 1
    Insert pan or roasting pan with a 1" of hot water in a oven at 300*. Keep a kettle shimmering of hot water.
  • 2
    Brush the sides of 4 - 6oz custard cups that have been lightly brushed with unsalted butter. Set aside. Split the vanilla bean down the middle and scrap the seeds out.
  • 3
    Combine the cream, milk, vanilla bean and seeds and espresso in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Bring to almost to a boil. Turn off the heat. Strain the cream mixture through the cheese cloth while hot and return to pan, set it on the same burner to help keep it hot.
  • 4
    Beat the eggs with the sugar till the sugar and eggs are well incorporated. But don't make the eggs frothy or thick.
  • 5
    Remove the Vanilla Bean. Pour slowly a little of the hot milk mixture, while quickly stirring, the egg mixture to temper the eggs. Slowly pour the egg mixture into the milk mixture constantly stirring.
  • 6
    Pour custard mix into Custard cups. Place the custard cups in the hot water bath. Pour enough hot water into the first pan till the water reaches about 3/4 to the top of the custard cups. Becareful not to splash the water.
  • 7
    Bake 300* for about an hour or till custard has set. Cool and refrigerate.
  • 8
    There are two ways I service this. One with whipped cream and the Chocolate shavings on top. Or I make a Meringue..and top the custard with the meringue and use my little blow torch to make the meringue a golden brown. Then I add the shaved chocolate
  • 9
    Do not throw your vanilla bean away. Just run it under cold water..dry with a paper towel.

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