Floating islands - video recipe !

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Dessert

5 servings

Easy

50 min

449 Kcal

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This dessert will litteraly make you fly ! Vanilla lovers, this is for you !

Ingredients

For the islands :

• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup sugar

For the creme anglaise :

• 2 cups milk
• 5 egg yolks
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 vanilla pod

For the caramel :

• 2/3 cup sugar

Preparation

• Put the milk to boil with the sliced vanilla pod and its seeds.
• Meanwhile, whisk the 2 egg whites, gradually adding the sugar, until it forms peaks. With a spoon, form a ball.
  
• When the milk is boiling, put the egg whites balls to cook in it. Leave 2 minutes on each side, then take them out.
• Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until it gets white and cream.
  
• Gradually add the milk while whisking, then put it back in the pot on medium heat.
• Stir constantly with a wooden spoon.
  
• When there is no foam anymore, and the cream covers the spoon, take it immediatly off the heat. Warning, a few seconds more, and your cream can turn bad.
• Leave everything to cool down. Once cold, prepare the caramel.
  Put the sugar in a pot, and add some water. Put on medium heat, and wait until the caramel gets formed.
  
• Pour some creme anglaise in a bowl, then put an egg island on it, drizzle with caramel and sprinkle with some flaked almonds.
• There you are, your floating islands are ready !
  

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