Easy Creme Caramel (pudim De Leite Condensado)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 pint milk
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 140c and boil a full kettle.
• 2 put everything in the blender apart from the cup of sugar.
• 3 blend until completely smooth and let it settle.
• 4 now melt the sugar over a low/medium heat in a dry frying pan. be careful it doesn't burn and only stir once it has started to turn light brown and syrupy.
• 5 working quickly, pour the caramel into a 2 pint ceramic dish and swirl around to cover the bottom, be careful as melted sugar can give nasty burns.
• 6 with a spoon, give the mixture in the blender a stir to try and get any air bubbles out and pour over the caramel mixture.
• 7 place dish in a roasting tin and pour boiling water to come half way up the sides of the creme caramel dish.
• 8 bake gently for 30 - 40 minutes or until a knife inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• 9 once cooled, refrigerate overnight or at least 8 hours in a cold fridge.
• 10 to serve, carefully run a knife around the edges, place a large serving platter or plate on top and turn upside down. it should just come out without too much hassle and you'll notice the caramel has doubled in volume.