If you want to slurp up some great fat, in an astonishingly delicious way, with almost no mess and fuss, just do the following to make a lovely custard (creme anglais) which you can eat warm, with berries, freeze into chocolate moulds for treats or use to make ice-cream. Or, sprinkle on and mix in a pack of gelatine once your warm custard is ready, and you’ll have a lovely keto panna cotta once it’s set. And, finally, you’ll find a use for the puny “WARM” or “LOW” function on your microwave - the setting is perfect gently to set the custard without suddenly curdling it! Note: I wrote a posting on my own blog to explain how to make this on the stove, if you don’t like microwaves. But the microwave makes it ludicrously easy and fool-proof:
Keto Custard on the Stove
Ludicrously Easy Keto Custard
INGREDIENTS:
- 5 egg yolks
- 4 or 5 Tbs of erythritol (to taste) or stevia/xylitol of you prefer.
- 2 Tsp of vanilla extract, or even better, a generous dollop of vanilla-seed pod pulp
- 1 pint of single or double cream
TOOLS:
- 1 pyrex jug
- 1 whisk or hand blender
- 1 microwave
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Place 5 egg yolks in the pyrex jug. Keep the whites for meringues etc.
- Add the erythritol
- Add the vanilla
- Whisk or blend very well
- Add the cream
- Re-whisk and blend very well
- Place jug in microwave, covered with a little plate or similar
- Microwave on your machine’s LOWEST setting (warm, for example) for 22 minutes.
- Re-whisk
- Microwave again on warm for another 15 minutes.
- Re-whisk. If the consistency is right, you’re done. If you want it a bit thicker, repeat in 10 minute increments.
- If you remove it from the microwave and you’ve overshot, and it’s a bit lumpy/eggy, don’t worry - a vigorous whisking sayes the day.
Consume warm, cold, or frozen in chocolate moulds. For variety, add food flavourings, cocoa powder etc. This is a wondrous base, full of healthy fats. Add gelatine, use in keto pies, pour on berries, swirl into yoghurt, throw in some nuts and revel in the fact that your diet lets you eat this luxurious decadence!