healthier crema de fruta

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 cups 2% evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 cups 2% milk
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 (16 ounce) can in heavy syrup, syrup drained and reserved
• 3 (1 ounce) packages unflavored gelatin
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice, or to taste
• 2 (5.3 ounce) packages ladyfingers

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 9 hrs 10 mins


• combine evaporated milk, milk, sugar, 1/2 cup water, flour, and egg yolks in a tempered glass bowl (such as pyrex®).
• fill a large bowl with ice water, creating an ice bath.
• place milk mixture in a large saucepan of boiling water; cook, whisking constantly, until custard thickens and reaches a temperature of 170 degrees f (77 degrees c), 10 to 15 minutes. transfer bowl to ice bath to cool the custard.
• mix 1 1/4 cup water, 1 cup heavy syrup from , gelatin, and lemon juice together in a separate saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until gelatin dissolves, 10 to 12 minutes. refrigerate gelatin mixture until cooled, about 30 minutes.
• layer ladyfingers in the bottom of a deep 9x13-inch dish; top with a custard layer and layer. repeat layering with remaining ingredients, ending with gelatin mixture covering the last fruit layer. refrigerate until set, 8 hours to overnight.