Caramel with Fresh Fruit (Baked)

Happy Mothers Day to one & all !! I thought of celebrating this day with an easy pudding which I think most of u all are familiar with.. That's the reason why I didn't post this one for so long.. These days I'm not into baking becos of ma pregnancy sickness & is away from both cooking & blogging.

A creamy caramel dessert is a wonderful way to  end the meal. This is light & delicious,  yet simple recipe.

Ingredients:

Caramel:
Sugar 2 tbsp
water 2 tbsp

Custard:

Medium eggs 6
Vanilla essence 4 drops
Sugar 8-10tbsp
Milk 3 cups/750ml
Fresh fruits for serving

Method:

1. To make the caramel, place the sugar and water in a heatproof dish and place in a microwae and cook for 4 minutes on high or until the sugar has caramelized. Or melt in a pan until pale gold in colour. Pour into a 1.2 litre dish or 5 cups. Leave to cool

2. Preheat the oven to 180 C/350F/Gas 4.

3. To make the custard, break the eggs into a medium mixing bowl and whisk until frothy.

4. Stir in the vanilla essence and gradually add sugar then the milk, whisking continously.

5.Pour the custard over the top of the caramel .

6. Cook in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for about 30 minutes or until set.

7. Loosen the custard from the sides of the dish with a knife. Place a serving dish upside-down on top of the cup and invert. giving a gentle shake.

7. Arrange any fruit of your choice around the caramel and serve. Strawberries ,blueberries, orange rings, banana slices and raspberries form the colourful array shown here.