Easy Jericallas Recipe
Jericalla is a Mexican custard dessert that is something between flan and creme brulee. It's creamy on the inside and golden brown on top. It's the perfect ending to your favorite Mexican meals.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 372kcal
Equipment
- 1 large baking dish
- 6 small ramekins or small glass flanera molds
- Hot water for bain-marie
Ingredients
- 1 whole egg
- 6 egg yolks from large eggs and at room temperature
- 4.25 cups whole milk (it's 1 liter)
- 12 oz. evaporated milk I used Carnation
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large Ceylon cinnamon stick Mexican canela
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Pour the milk, evaporated milk, sugar, vanilla extract and break the cinnamon half then add into a medium pot. Stir until well combined. Turn the stove to medium-low heat and allow the milk mixture to simmer until it comes to a gentle boil.Stir often to help melt the sugar but also to prevent the milk from boiling over. Simmer for a total of 8 minutes. Turn off heat and remove the pot from the heat. Set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, whisk the egg and egg yolks until very well combined.
- Once the milk mixture has come to room temperature, turn the oven on to 350F. Place the ramekins (or flan molds) into the baking dish and set aside.
- Remove the cinnamon stick(s) from the cooled milk mixture.
- Add little by little and begin adding and mixing the cooled milk mixture into the eggs. This is called “tempering” and you want to do it slowly so that the eggs don’t cook and scramble. Continue until all of the milk has been mixed into eggs.
- Carefully pour the mixture into the ramekins. Depending on the size it should be 6 to 8 ramekins.
- Very carefully pour in hot water into the baking dish (careful so it doesn’t land inside the ramekins) pour in enough water to go up halfway the height of the ramekins.
- Bake in the center of the oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until set. You can insert a toothpick to check for doneness.
- Once cooked through, turn on the broiler and place the ramekins under it so it chars or blackens the top of the jericallas. This should take 3 or 4 minutes - keep a very close eye on it.
- Remove from the oven and allow to come to room temperature, then place in the refrigerator to cool and set for at least 2 hours.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 6servings | Calories: 372kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 232mg | Sodium: 135mg | Potassium: 456mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 678IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 390mg | Iron: 1mg
