Ingredients for - Pumpkin Custard
How to cook deliciously - Pumpkin Custard
1. Stage
Preheat oven to 325°. Place six 4” ramekins into a 9”-x-13” baking dish.
2. Stage
Bring a tea kettle or pot of water to boil. In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs and yolks with maple syrup until smooth. In a small pot, heat milk, cream, orange zest, bourbon, salt, pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg, and cinnamon until simmering, about 4 minutes; strain to remove orange zest.
3. Stage
Whisking constantly, stream cream mixture into egg mixture until evenly combined. Whisk in pumpkin and vanilla until smooth.
4. Stage
Divide mixture evenly among ramekins. Transfer baking dish to the oven, then carefully pour in boiling water around ramekins to reach 1" depth.
5. Stage
Bake until custard is mostly set but still quivers uniformly when ramekin is jiggled, about 45 minutes. (If using smaller ramekins, check after 35 minutes.)
6. Stage
Carefully remove baking dish from oven, being very careful to not let water splash into the ramekins. Let cool for 10 minutes, then remove ramekins from water bath.
7. Stage
To serve warm, topped with whipped cream. Optionally, let cool to room temperature and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
8. Stage
To brûlée, dust each chilled ramekin evenly with 1 teaspoon sugar. Use a kitchen torch to gradually melt and caramelize sugar. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.