Sustitution Tip:
If you don’t have coconut milk, use whipping cream mixed with 1 tsp coconut extract.
Pumpkin-coconut custard with sesame brittle
14
PREP TIME
25 min
Makes
8 Servings
* PLUS Cooking time: 50 minutes, Standing Time: 60 minutes
Ryan Szulcs
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup coconut milk
- 3/4 cup 35% cream
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 whole eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 1 tsp orange zest
FOR BRITTLE:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium saucepan, whisk coconut milk with cream, pumpkin purée and brown sugar. Set over medium-high and bring to a simmer, about 3 min, whisking occasionally.
- Whisk eggs with yolks, vanilla, salt and cardamom in a large bowl. Slowly whisk hot milk mixture into eggs, being careful not to scramble the eggs. Stir in zest. Pour mixture through a sieve for a smoother texture.
- Boil a kettle of water. Place 8 ramekins or ovenproof cups in a deep baking dish. Divide pumpkin mixture evenly (about 1/3 cup each) among ramekins. Place baking dish in centre of oven. Pour hot water from kettle into baking dish to halfway up the sides of ramekins.
- Bake until a knife inserted in custard comes out clean, 35 to 40 min. Lift ramekins from water immediately, using a tea towel or canning tongs. Cool on a rack. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
- Cut 2 large pieces of parchment paper for the brittle and spray with oil. Place 1 piece parchment, oil-side up, on a large cutting board. Set a rolling pin next to it. Stir sugar with 1/4 cup water and salt in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan. Set over medium. Stir until sugar dissolves, about 3 min.
- Increase heat to high. Bring to a boil without stirring until mixture turns light amber, 5 to 6 min. Remove from heat and stir in sesame seeds. Pour onto parchment on cutting board. Immediately cover with remaining parchment, oil-side down. Using rolling pin, quickly roll out mixture as thin as you can before sugar begins to harden. Cool completely, about 5 min. Peel off parchment. Break brittle into shards. Serve with custard.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 262,
- Protein
- 5 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 25 g,
- Fat
- 17 g,
- Fibre
- 1 g,
- Sodium
- 184 mg.
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