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Crema Catalana in a white ramekin with a spoon breaking through the caramelized sugar topping.

Crema Catalana Recipe

Close-up of a smiling woman with curly dark hair sitting indoors at a cafe or restaurant.Amy Golden
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine spanish
Servings 6 servings
Calories 187 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 strip lemon zest
  • 1 strip orange zest
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 5 large egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • additional granulated sugar for caramelization

Instructions
 

  • In a saucepan, heat the milk with lemon zest, orange zest, and cinnamon stick on medium until it simmers. Then remove from heat.
    Creamy milk with orange peel and cinnamon stick, ready for cooking or brewing.
  • Make a slurry by mixing cornstarch with a bit of water.
  • Whisk egg yolks and sugar until pale, then mix in the cornstarch slurry and some hot milk.
    Whisking egg yolks and sugar for Crema Catalana.
  • Take out the zest and cinnamon from the milk, and gradually add the egg mix, whisking to avoid curdling.
    Whisking eggs in a glass bowl for baking or cooking.
  • On low heat, stir constantly until the mix thickens like pudding.
    Whisking egg yolks and sugar for Crema Catalana, with milk in a saucepan.
  • Pour into ramekins, cover with plastic wrap directly on the custard, and chill for 4 hours or overnight.
    Pouring Crema Catalana custard into white ramekins.
  • Before serving, remove wrap, add a sugar layer on each custard, and caramelize with a torch or broiler.
    Crema Catalana custards in ramekins, covered with plastic wrap.
  • Serve immediately, optionally with fresh fruit on top.
    Caramelizing the sugar topping on Crema Catalana with a kitchen torch.

Nutrition

Calories: 187kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 6gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 46mgFiber: 1g
Keyword crema catalana, custard
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