Easy Chai Creme Caramel (aka Chai Flan De Leche)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (105 g) packages dr. oetker caramel creme dessert mix (dr. oetker is vegetarian)
• 400 ml milk
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces
• 4 whole green cardamom pods
• 2 slices fresh ginger or 2 slices candied ginger

Recipe

• 1 divide caramel sauce equally into ramekins, one for each serving. make sure a thin coat of caramel covers the bottom of each ramekin. set these aside.
• 2 dissolve contents of custard mix into 125ml of milk and whisk until blended.
• 3 put remaining milk and whole spices in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• 4 reduce heat slightly and add custard mixture, whisking vigorously.
• 5 bring just to a boil again, and keep stirring so no lumps form. the allow to simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 6 skim spices out of liquid. (or pour mixture through small mesh strainer in the next step.).
• 7 gently pour liquid into ramekins, making sure not to disturb the caramel coating the base of each one.
• 8 chill ramekins until set. (this takes approximately 45 minutes in my refridgerator.)
• 9 remove ramekins from refridgerator. put a serving plate against top of a ramekin, , hold them together, and flip them upside down in a fast motion so the creme caramel flops out of the ramekin and the serving plate. let it sit for a minute to allow the caramel to run over the custard before removing ramekin. repeat this for each serving. (this is quite easy and the result looks impressive.).
• 10 enjoy!