Take a humble can of fruit and some nifty ideas and you have a dessert that dazzles!
Ingredients
- 8 small canned whole plums in natural juice, drained, deseeded (see note)
- 1 vanilla bean, split
- 1 cup milk
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
Pastry
- 1 1/2 cups plain flour
- 1/3 cup caster sugar
- 125g butter, chilled, chopped
- 1 egg yolk
Method
- Step 1Make pastry Process flour, sugar and butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add egg yolk. Process until dough just comes together, adding 1 tablespoon cold water if necessary. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until just smooth. Shape into a disc. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Step 2Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Grease a 6cm-deep, 22cm (base) springform pan. Line base with baking paper. Roll pastry out between 2 sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Cut a 29cm round from pastry. Line pan with pastry. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
- Step 3Place pan on a baking tray. Line pastry case with baking paper. Fill with uncooked rice or ceramic pie weights. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edge is light golden. Remove baking paper and rice or weights. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until base is light golden.
- Step 4Reduce oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Place plums in a bowl. Using a fork, lightly crush. Spread over base of pastry case.
- Step 5Place vanilla bean and milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook for 3 minutes or until milk is hot (don’t boil).
- Step 6Whisk together eggs and sugar in a heatproof bowl. Remove and discard vanilla bean from milk mixture. Slowly add milk mixture to egg mixture, whisking constantly. Pour mixture over plums. Bake for 40 minutes or until custard is just set. Cool. Serve.
- High protein
- Low sodium
- Vegetarian
Nutrition
1594 kj
Energy
17g
Fat Total
10g
Saturated Fat
2g
Fibre
7g
Protein
140mg
Cholesterol
139.33mg
Sodium
30g
Carbs (sugar)
50g
Carbs (total)
All nutrition values are per serve
Notes
If plums are large, use 6 only.
- Author: Kirrily La Rosa
- Image credit: Rob Palmer
- Publication: Super Food Ideas
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