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Cranberry Caramel cream

  • Preparation:
    30 minutes
  • Cooking:
    40 minutes
  • Servings:
    6
Martin Gagné
Martin Gagné Executive chef, Expocité, Québec

Ingredients

Caramel

  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. (30 ml) cranberry juice
  • 2 cups (250 g) fresh cranberries
  • 1/4 cup (60 g) sugar to coat some cranberries

Flan

  • 2 cups (500 ml) milk
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) maple syrup
  • 3 tsp. (15 ml) vanilla
  • 3 beaten eggs

Preparation

Caramel

  1. Heat ½ cup sugar and cranberry juice in a saucepan until you get toffee, with golden color and a syrupy texture.
  2. Add the cranberries and coat them well.
  3. Set aside 24 to 30 whole cranberries for decoration and spread balance of cranberry mix in 6 ramekins.
  4. Let cool.
  5. When serving, roll the fruit set aside in sugar to decorate the dessert.

Flan

  1. Preheat oven to 175 °C (350 °F).
  2. Heat the milk in a saucepan without boiling.
  3. Remove from heat, add the maple syrup and vanilla to the hot milk.
  4. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, gradually pouring hot milk.
  5. Divide the mixture into the ramekins.
  6. Place the ramekins in a large baking dish, filled with hot water and cook in a double boiler.
  7. Cook 40 minutes.
  8. Cool in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
  9. Unmould with a knife.
  10. To decorate, top with fruit rolled in sugar and serve.