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Baked Custard

Coles’ spiced baked custard combines thickened cream, whole eggs and extra yolks with caster sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom, baked in a water bath and served warm in individual ramekins with extra cinnamon.

About Baked Custard

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Baked custard is a gently baked egg-and-dairy dessert, set in the oven rather than cooked as a pouring custard. The spiced version described here uses cream, whole eggs and extra yolks, baked in individual ramekins.

It has a warming cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom flavour, with sugar in the custard and a light cinnamon dusting. Other versions use vanilla, so the flavour depends on the recipe.

Expect a smooth, softly set texture. The edges set while the centre retains a slight wobble, and the custard firms further as it cools. It can be served warm or chilled.

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Dish type: Dessert
The publisher explicitly calls baked custard a dessert. This recipe yields six individual portions and gives 15 minutes preparation plus cooling time and a 30-minute cooking heading. The written bake is 30–35 minutes followed by 30 minutes cooling, so the heading does not supply a fixed full-process duration. The chosen warm service is expressly permitted alongside a cold alternative.
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Choose the stated conventional-oven setting of 150°C and place six ⅔-cup, or 160 ml, ramekins in a large roasting pan. Simmer the cream with the three ground spices in a medium saucepan without boiling. Use a balloon whisk to combine the four yolks, two whole eggs and caster sugar in a medium bowl; gradually whisk in the cream mixture. Strain through the page’s named fine sieve into a jug and pour into the ramekins. Add enough boiling water to the roasting pan to reach halfway up their sides and sprinkle the custard with extra cinnamon. Bake for 30–35 minutes until the source’s just-set cue, transfer the ramekins to a large baking tray and let them cool for 30 minutes. Select the permitted warm, plain serving branch. The fan-forced 130°C setting, vanilla-paste variation and fruit pairings remain alternatives.
Coles describes a smooth, comforting custard with a warming cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom character. It is softly set rather than a pouring custard; the method and readiness explanation describe set edges with a slight wobble in the centre. The extra cinnamon is a light finish. These are publisher descriptions and source-defined appearance cues, not measured sweetness, spice intensity, temperature thresholds or an allergy-safety endpoint.
Serving presentation: After the written 30-minute cooling period, serve warm, as expressly permitted. This account selects the six individual ramekins rather than the page’s ovenproof-dish alternative and keeps the listed extra cinnamon dusting. Their stated capacity is 160 ml, not a verified measured filled volume. The page permits plain service; berries, stewed fruit, poached pears or baked apples remain separate suggestions. Exact final spoon, service plate, additional garnish, ramekin material and measured food temperature are not supplied.

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Before you order, confirm whether the kitchen follows this three-spice custard or a vanilla-paste or other version. Ask about the actual thickened-cream product, eggs and extra yolks, ground-spice products, caster sugar and cinnamon finish, plus any fruit, jam or other accompaniments. Confirm individual portion and warm service, ramekin and water-bath equipment, utensils and shared handling. Named cream and eggs support milk- and egg-category notices in the documented recipe scope; they do not establish animal species, supplier purity, absent ingredients or allergy-safe preparation.

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Ingredients in Baked Custard

This baked-custard account follows Coles’ complete spiced recipe: thickened cream, whole eggs and extra yolks, caster sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom, baked gently in a water bath. The publisher describes it as smooth and comforting. The selected version is served warm in individual ramekins, with the listed extra cinnamon dusting and the page’s permitted plain service rather than an added berry or other fruit accompaniment.

For six servings, Coles lists 600 ml thickened cream, one teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, a pinch of ground cardamom, four egg yolks, two whole eggs and ½ cup, or 100 g, caster sugar. Extra ground cinnamon is used for dusting without a stated amount. Boiling water fills the external roasting pan halfway up the ramekins; it is a separate water-bath medium and is not mixed into the custard. The selected spice recipe retains all three named spices. The page’s vanilla-paste replacement is an unselected alternate, and fresh berries are separately headed as a serving suggestion.

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Coles presents baked egg custard as a classic dessert, traditionally flavoured with vanilla, and places it in the same dessert family as crème brûlée and egg-custard tarts. Its selected recipe replaces that vanilla flavouring with individually listed cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom. This is an attributed account of dessert tradition and this publisher’s variation, not an invention chronology or exclusive origin. The page identifies its publisher location in Victoria, Australia; that supports association with an Australian recipe publication rather than proof that baked custard originated there.

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Countries & places: Australia
Cooking traditions: Australian Cuisine

Sources & references

The primary reference is Coles’ Baked Custard Recipe, including its complete ingredient list, all seven methods, explanatory sections and FAQs. The page supplies no named individual recipe contributor in the inspected recipe text. Nutrition and storage statements are not supplier-purity, absence or safety conclusions.

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