Tip:
Look for Grade B, Medium or Amber maple syrup for this recipe, as it has the most flavour.
Baked Maple Custard
45
PREP TIME
10 min
Makes
6 servings
* PLUS Cooking time: 40 minutes
Lightly sweet and smooth, old-fashioned custard is a great way to get protein into your kids in the morning. Make it in shallow canning jars and you can even top with a lid and pack it with a spoon for breakfast on the go.
Ingredients
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp salt
- pinch cinnamon , for each
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C).
- Heat milk in a saucepan over medium until it just begins to boil. Remove from heat.
- Combine eggs, egg yolk, maple syrup and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk until fully combined.
- Pour milk into egg mixture in a slow, steady stream while whisking constantly until uniform. Pour through a fine strainer into a clean bowl and then into six ½-cup ramekins or shallow canning jars. Sprinkle a pinch of cinnamon over each.
- Set filled jars into a roasting pan and carefully pour in enough hot water around jars to reach halfway up the sides.
- Bake for 40 min or until custard is set with just a slight wiggle in the centre.
- Carefully remove ramekins from water bath and allow to cool. Serve at room temperature, or cover and chill until ready to serve.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 133,
- Protein
- 6 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 16 g,
- Fat
- 5 g,
- Sodium
- 162 mg.
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