Honey caramel moon cream

Honey caramel moon cream

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A Brazilian cream, scented with clove and cinnamon, made with eggs and cornstarch, molded around a thick caramel and baked in a water bath.

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This Brazilian dessert, featuring spiced custard baked in the oven, is unmolded onto a caramel base. The cloves and cinnamon give it a warm, comforting flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time—
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in a water bath
  • Estimated cost$8.88 $1.11 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $1.98
  • $0.62
  • $0.11
  • $3.19
  • $2.98

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, heat the milk, sugar, cloves, and cinnamon over high heat until the mixture thickens into a cream.
  2. Then, add the 8 eggs and the polvilho. ≈ 3 min
  3. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve. ≈ 3 min
  4. Pour cette recette, pour le caramel, you’ll need to grease and line a mold with a thick layer of caramel. ≈ 3 min
  5. Cook in a water bath.

The bill

Honey caramel moon cream

  • 2 liters of milk$1.98
  • 800 g of sugar (4 cups)$0.62
  • cinnamon$0.11
  • 8 eggs (including 2 with their yolks)$3.19
  • Thick caramel for the mold$2.98

Total$8.88

that's $1.11 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 liters of milk
  • 800 g of sugar (4 cups)
  • One clove
  • cinnamon
  • 8 eggs (including 2 with their yolks)
  • 2 tablespoons of cornstarch (cassava starch, about 20g)
  • Thick caramel for the mold

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