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Desserts

Catalan cream

Cream flavoured with lemon and cinnamon and a crunchy burnt sugar top.

VegetarianGluten-free

25 minTime
6Servings
MediumDifficulty
SpainCuisine

Ingredients

  • 750 ml of whole milk
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 160 g of sugar
  • 40 g of cornflour
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • the peel of one lemon
  • the peel of half an orange
  • sugar for burning

Step-by-step

Choose your robot:
  1. Put the milk, the cinnamon and the citrus peels in the mixing bowl and program 8 min/90°C/speed 2; strain and set aside.
  2. Put the yolks, the sugar and the cornflour in the mixing bowl and mix 15 sec/speed 4.
  3. Add the infused milk and program 7 min/90°C/speed 4.
  4. Check that it has thickened well without coming to a boil.
  5. Distribute into small clay dishes and let it cool.
  6. Refrigerate at least 3 hours.
  7. Sprinkle sugar on top and burn it with a blowtorch just before serving.

Tips

  • The burnt sugar should be done at the last moment so it stays crunchy.
  • Do not let it boil or the yolks will curdle.

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