Similar to a French classic, only Leite de Créme is a tasty Portuguese dessert

This recipe from John Almeida of SOKU is a perfect autumnal pick-me-up. It’s a favourite Portuguese dessert called Leite de Crème that’s very similar to crème brulee. It consists of a Portuguese custard that you can flavour with anything. Make sure to caramelise the top with some Demerara sugar for that extra texture.

Ingredients

• 1ml Whole milk
• 70g Caster sugar
• 40g Cornflour
• 120g Liquid egg yolk
• 2 Vanilla pods

Method

Bring the milk with the vanilla pods to a boil. Make sure you scrape the pod too. Mix the sugar with the egg yolk and cornstarch. Add a bit of milk while mixing to temper the mix. Pour everything back into the pan and cook until it thickens and the flavour from the cornstarch is gone. Leave in the fridge to set. Sprinkle some sugar on top and pass the blowtorch to caramelise the sugar.
Happy eating!