Nº 110 · Sweet slow cooker treats · serves 4

Slow Cooker Crème Caramel

Name: Slow Cooker Crème Caramel
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 4 tbsp liquid caramel; 4 eggs; 500 ml whole milk; 80 g sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 strip lemon peel; 6 heatproof jars or ramekins; foil, kitchen paper and hot water

In Spain: Flan de huevo

Silky Spanish caramel custard, cooked in a water bath in the slow cooker: no oven needed and guaranteed free of little holes.

€3–4approx. €0.75–1.00 ppMildVegetarian20 min prepLOW 2½–3 hrs · HIGH 1½–2 hrs

Budget version · from €2–3Just the essentials, with money-saving tips

Ingredients serves 4

Tick off what you already have at home.

4 tbspliquid caramelcaramelo líquido
Any supermarket
Aisle: azúcar y dulces. Squeeze bottles are usually next to desserts or flan mixes.
4eggshuevos
500 mlwhole milkleche entera
80 gsugarazúcar
1 tspvanilla extractaroma de vainillaextra
MercadonaCarrefourDia
Aisle: harinas / repostería. Small bottles near baking goods; 'extracto' is usually more natural than 'aroma'.
1 striplemon peellimón
6heatproof jars or ramekinsflaneras
CarrefourEl Corte InglésMercadona
Aisle: menaje. Flan moulds are in the household section; sometimes also as disposable aluminium ones.
foil, kitchen paper and hot waterpapel de aluminio

Method

1
Divide the caramel between the jars and stand them side by side on the bottom of the slow cooker.
2
Heat the milk with the lemon peel until just below boiling. Whisk the eggs, sugar and vanilla (optional) until smooth, without too much froth.
3
Pour the warm milk onto the eggs, stirring all the time. Strain the mixture, divide it between the jars and cover each jar with foil.
4
Pour hot water around the jars until it comes halfway up. Lay kitchen paper under the lid and cook for 2½–3 hours on LOW or 1½–2 hours on HIGH.
5
It's ready when the edge is firm and the centre still wobbles slightly. Leave to cool and set in the fridge for at least 4 hours.

Flavourful Cooking · slowcookerspain.com/en/recipes/slow-cooker-creme-caramel/