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Japanese purin recipe

Purin

Yuka
Japanese Purin is a classic Japanese dessert that is loved by so many generations in Japan. It is made with a couple of ingredients like eggs, milk, and sugar, so it is easy to make it at home!
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Cook Time 30 minutes
In the fridge 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 cups
Calories 220.62 kcal

Equipment

  • 120ml(4oz) baking cups HERE to buy
  • aluminum foil

Ingredients
  

  • 150 ml whole milk
  • 150 ml heavy (whipping) cream
  • 30 g sugar
  • 3 large egg yolk
  • ⅙ tsp vanilla extract HERE to buy

Caramel

  • 30 g sugar
  • 1 Tbsp water
  • 1 Tbsp warm water

Instructions
 

Caramel Sauce

  • In a small pot(or pan), add sugar and spread it out. Then add water in the middle and make sure the water covers all the sugar. Turn the heat to medium.
    *Do not touch or move the pot.
  • After the sugar starts boiling and changing color, move the pan in a circle. Use spatula to melt everything.
  • When it all turns brown, turn the heat off and add warm water into the pan while using a lid. Then close the lid and move the pan in a circle for 1 minute.
    *Be careful not to burn yourself.
  • After 1 minute, add the caramel sauce to each pudding cup.
  • Cool them down to room temperature.

Pudding Mixture

  • In a medium pan(or pot), add milk and sugar. Turn the heat to low.
  • Mix and make sure the sugar melts but do not boil. Turn the heat off quickly after the sugar melts.
  • In a medium bowl, add egg yolks and mix them.
  • Add heavy whipping cream into the egg yolks while mixing in two portions.
  • Add Pudding Mixture①, and vanilla extract to the bowl.
  • Mix until everything is mixed. Do not overmix.
  • Use a fine-mesh sieve over another bowl, then strain the mixture through the sieve to remove any lumps.
  • Add the mixture to each cup with your Caramel Sauce.
  • Cover all all cups with aluminum foil.

Let's cook!

  • In a large pan(or pot), add enough water to cover 2/3 of the pudding cups and bring it to a boil.
  • After boiling, turn the heat off once and add a towel to the pan.
    *Fit the towel in the pan.
  • Then add the pudding cups on top of the towel and close the lid.
  • Turn the heat to low and cook for 25 minutes.
  • After 25 minutes, open one of the aluminum foils to check the pudding is not liquid.
    Turn the heat off and leave them for another 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, take all the pudding cups out of the pan and take off the aluminum foil.
  • Cover with cling wrap or paper towels to avoid dryness, then put all of them in the fridge at least 8 hours.

Let's eat!

  • This is a great dessert!

Nutrition

Calories: 220.62kcalCarbohydrates: 10.79gProtein: 4.36gFat: 18.08gSodium: 30.88mgSugar: 10.51g
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