Authentic Crema Catalana Recipe

Crema Catalana is a delicious traditional dessert of the Spanish cuisine.

4.86 from 14 votes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Chilling Time 3

Course Dessert

Cuisine Spanish

Servings people

CALORIES 344 kcal

In a saucepan, add milk, a cinnamon stick and a lemon peel.
Put it over high heat and when it starts to boil, lower the heat and let it cook for 5 more minutes. Set aside with the saucepan covered.
Separate 8 egg yolks from 8 egg whites. In a mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks and sugar with a hand held mixer at medium speed until foamy and pale yellow.
Add 2 tablespoons of cornflour to the mixture and beat with the hand mixer until well integrated.
pour the milk into the mixture through a sieve, removing the cinnamon stick and the lemon peel. Whisk with the hand mixer for one second.
Once you have all the mixture integrated, put it back on the stove over a medium heat. Stir with a whisk until it starts to boil.
As soon as you see the first boiling bubble, remove it from the heat and pour it into traditional clay dishes.
Deja que se atempere 10 minutos y metes la crema en la nevera durante 3 horas hasta que repose y enfríe.
Before serving, sprinkle a thin layer of sugar over the top of each dish with a spoon and burn the sugar with a small kitchen blowtorch to caramelize the thin layer. Et voilà! You have just made a delicious crema catalana!