Blueberry & lime baked egg custard

Celebrate summer by using seasonal blueberries and zesty lime to take this creamy baked egg custard. Enjoy it at the end of an al fresco menu

  • Prep:15 mins
    Cook:1 hrs 20 mins
    plus at least 3 hrs chilling
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 547
  • fat 29g
  • saturates 17g
  • carbs 57g
  • sugars 0g
  • fibre 1g
  • protein 13g
  • salt 0.41g

Ingredients

  • knob of butter , softened, for the baking dish
  • 350g blueberries
  • 2 limes , 2 zested, 1 juiced
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 1½ tbsp cornflour
  • 6 eggs
  • 397g can condensed milk
  • 150ml soured cream
  • 150ml double cream

Method

  1. Butter a 1-litre baking dish, then put the blueberries, half the lime zest and all the juice, the caster sugar and 150ml water in a saucepan and set over a medium-low heat until the sugar has dissolved and the blueberries have broken down a little. Remove from the heat. Combine the cornflour with 1 tbsp water and pour into the blueberry sauce. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly until thickened.

  2. Heat the oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Beat together the eggs, condensed milk, soured cream, double cream and the remaining lime zest by hand or in a food processor. Pour the mixture into the baking dish, then put the dish in a roasting tin. Pour boiling water into the tin until filled halfway up the side of the dish, then bake for 50 mins-1 hr 10 mins or until the custard is set. It should wobble a little. Remove the dish from the tin and chill for at least 3 hrs. Turn the custard upside down onto a platter or serve in the dish with the blueberry lime sauce in a small serving bowl on the side.

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