Last but not least……

Recently, I purchased a ramekin cause I was itching to master coffee Creme Caramel. In some parts of the world it’s called flan but whatever you want it to be called, this dessert is classic and could impress anyone for a simple get together/gathering.

In my hosting era…

In my previous post, I mentioned that I failed making this and well.. Now it looks like I almost mastered it. There’s a recipe that I was following by this French chef that looks fairly easy and doable. He also said something like 1 ramekin, 1 egg , which is something I followed as opposed to recipes out there with their weird measurements. Here’s the youtube link to the recipe if you wish to check it out.

The chef will help you ensure that you're not failing your flan like I did🤣

I want to serve this as I am going to host some of my family and I want them to taste something that they haven’t done in their life. As much as desserts are common here but things like Flan or Creme Caramel are something that you only find in high end bakery stores.

The thing is, since I love coffee, I want to also showcase my love through this tiny ramekin and this dessert that not only would be creamy delight but also has a dash of caffeine that clearly makes the dessert as something that can be my signature.

I use chocolate afternotes coffee to make this creme caramel. It honestly makes a lot more sense than other notes since you would want something that is pleasant to taste and complements the caramel.

This recipe also reminds you that in case you’re bored with consuming liquid caffeine, you can also infuse milk and make coffee creme caramel. That is why you can see grains on the ramekins as some parts of the finer ground coffee gets into the ramekin.

I was supposed to be telling you guys about it yesterday as I made it yesterday but something happened and I couldn’t write it up. So, I was just waiting for the right time to do it and talk about this delightful dessert that I was failing to make before.

To make this dessert, I was also asking for my mom to help me flip it as I was the one taking pictures. Some of the pictures are looking great and I love how it turned out and especially after it was refined with AI. They don’t change much, only being more bright and a bit of touch up on the color of the pictures.

Apparently, my caramel is slightly overcooked as it bubbles but I was steaming them so maybe next time I should stick to baking them rather than steaming which could be the reason why the bubble was present in my caramel.

Also, since this has loads of sugar, I don’t recommend having this daily. I mean, unless you want a fast track to diabetes. For that reason alone, I stopped baking because in baking desserts, I always use more than 10g sugar for the whole recipe which is kinda worrying.

So, for the next few days or something I’ll stick to cooking savory meals or not at all since I want to stop consuming excessive sugar. I do recognize there are many recipes from my coffee cookbook I’ve yet to try, so maybe soon you’ll see more. I can’t promise anything but I need to lay off my sugar for now 😂

Have you ever tried making coffee creme caramel? If not, you should try it but make sure to use a good coffee, not an instant one cause the taste is day and night.

See you around!