Chilled Expresso Custard

Daily Dish

Chilled Espresso Custard

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Chilled Espresso Custard (Phase 1)

Makes 4 servings

Description
Complement your meal with coffee at its best — a simply lovely baked custard of rich-tasting espresso.

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups 1 percent milk
2 eggs, beaten
3 tablespoons sugar substitute
2 teaspoons espresso powder or instant decaffeinated coffee 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ground cinnamon, for garnish
Lemon twists, for garnish

Instructions
In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, sugar substitute, espresso powder or coffee, and vanilla extract until well-blended. Pour into four 6-ounce custard cups or ramekins and place in a 10-inch skillet.

Fill the skillet with water to 1/2 inch from the tops of the custard cups. Bring the water to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the cups from the skillet, cover with plastic wrap touching the surface of the pudding, and refrigerate for 3 hours, or until chilled. Garnish with the cinnamon and lemon twists.

Recipe from The South Beach Diet Cookbook. For information on the book, click here.

Nutritional Information:
110 calories
3.5 total fat (1.5 g sat)
110 mg cholesterol
13 g carbohydrate
6 g protein
0 g fiber
80 mg sodium

Enjoy!!!