Pots de Crème

I promise it sounds more fancy than it truly is.  I’ve kept it very simple and have experimented a little by replacing the sugar with maple syrup (a wholefood).  For young babies you could leave out the sweetener all together and you have a simple baked custard.  

You can also substitute the cows milk for almond milk or coconut milk or even stir through some melted chocolate before cooking – yum!

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Creme de Pots

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoon maple syrup
• 2 eggs + 1 egg yolk
• 1 vanilla bean , split lengthways and seeds scraped out (alternatively use vanilla bean paste)

Instructions

• Pre-heat oven to 160 degrees C (320 degrees F)
• In a saucepan add the milk and vanilla bean (seeds and bean). Bring to the boil and turn off heat and allow to infuse for 15 minutes; discard bean
• Meanwhile, whisk the eggs and maple syrup. Now pour the hot milk slowly over the egg mixture while you continue to whisk
• Add mixture to 6 ramekins or small pots. Place pots in a baking dish and fill with hot water so it comes halfway up the sides of the ramekins
• Bake for 35 minutes or until set. The centre should still wobble slightly
• Allow to cool slightly and refrigerate

Notes

I added a few raspberries to a couple of my pots before cooking