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Baked coconut custard

OrsonKartt

OrsonKartt

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3 grams of carb per portion


Ingredients coconut milk. ( check ingredients on tin some brands differ - I use lidls )

1 tin coconut milk
3 eggs
Vanilla essence/ paste - to taste
MCT oil

Mixed together and poured into ramakins
Baked at 125 in halogen or air fryer- or regular oven slower

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I’m not much of a pudding cake eater as I don’t have a sweet tooth but those sound delicious- I may give them a try, I did in the past used to like an egg custard tart occasionally so those might hit the spot :)
 
I may give them a try, I did in the past used to like an egg custard tart occasionally so those might hit the spot :)[/

I used to make these with double cream. The change to coconut milk is a new variation for me. Works well imho - enjoy
 
becca59 said:
Does it make 4? And what is MCT oil?
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1 tin and 3 eggs make 4 portions. MCT oil : I add to increase the fat content. It’s not essential taste wise but makes it richer and more satisfying. You can easily google the Benefits of using MCT oil. - hope this helps
 
OrsonKartt said:
1 tin and 3 eggs make 4 portions. MCT oil : I add to increase the fat content. It’s not essential taste wise but makes it richer and more satisfying. You can easily google the Benefits of using MCT oil. - hope this helps
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What is MCT oil?
 
Always read the fat content of your coconut milk tin, even the same brand in the same supermarket.
The fat content can vary between about 20 and 85% odd!
 
OrsonKartt said:
3 grams of carb per portion


Ingredients coconut milk. ( check ingredients on tin some brands differ - I use lidls )

1 tin coconut milk
3 eggs
Vanilla essence/ paste - to taste
MCT oil

Mixed together and poured into ramakins
Baked at 125 in halogen or air fryer- or regular oven slower

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Looks good. Baked for how long roughly
 
HSSS said:
Looks good. Baked for how long roughly
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I set my halogen cooker for 30 mins. It does vary somewhat according to which brand of coconut milk that’s used but 30 mins at 125 degrees is a good bench mark
 
HSSS said:
Looks good. Baked for how long roughly
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I set my halogen cooker for 30 mins. It does vary somewhat according to which brand of coconut milk that’s used but 30 mins at 125 degrees is a good bench mark
 
I've been thinking it might taste good with some cocoa powder in too, as an alternative?
 
MCT = medium chain triglycerides. Body likes these as an easily digestible / convertible fat source that doesn’t require full digestion (cf long chains like olive and nut oils). Can be converted quickly to ketones and thus a source of energy for brain. Demonstrated as helping stabilise BG and improving insulin resistance. Helping body learn to burn fat over carbs. Other benefits possibly antimicrobial and anti inflammatory. A few pple do find it adds weight more quickly; those with bigger issues in heart and liver fat storage. A key thing to ask is - what’s the source? Usually coconut oil (good) and/or dairy; but often palm oil (‘bad’). There really isn’t any truly environmentally friendly palm oil source despite marketing claims (market is distorted by developing economies ripping out native tropical forest to plant palm oil (often the Amazon) as well as disenfranchising indigenous peoples from their lands. When it’s grown in a rich western country - the successful intensive farming methods outcompete those in developing countries (which leads to further price distortion). It’s rare to know the origin of most palm oil. Often it is sourced and amassed at wholesale level - and on sold. It can be quite a processed thing (or not). Choose coconut (relatively unprocessed) origin if you can. You will do yourself a favour (coconut oil has more and varied of these MCTs); and help the environment (broadly). It will be more expensive; but if we can reduce interest in palm oil it won’t be worth it to rip up native tropical forest so often. I try to boycott palm oil products (where possible). Most of eg Tesco’s bakery goods are palm oil based. A change they made some years back that was price motivated. I hope I am informing - not preaching (too much!). We can’t all make perfect choices all the time (including me) but understanding is important.
 
lovinglife said:
A little tip with custards is to bake them in a bath of water, gives a smoother consistency and stops the outside overcooking before the centre is set
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If using a conventional oven this is true. Using a halogen oven I’ve not had an issue.
 
OrsonKartt said:
3 grams of carb per portion


Ingredients coconut milk. ( check ingredients on tin some brands differ - I use lidls )

1 tin coconut milk
3 eggs
Vanilla essence/ paste - to taste
MCT oil

Mixed together and poured into ramakins
Baked at 125 in halogen or air fryer- or regular oven slower

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Yum yum :)
 
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