Ingredients:
• 2 cups – Milk
• 1/2 cup – Cream
• 3 – eggs
• 2 tbsp – Sherry or rum
• 2 tbsp – Sugar
• For the Coffee Syrup:
• 1 cup – Castor Sugar
• 3 tbsp – Water
• 2 tsp – Instant coffee
Method:
- Boil milk with sugar and cool, beat eggs lightly and add to the cooled milk, add rum or sherry.
- Pour the mixture in a well buttered pie dish, put in a moderate oven until well set and brown on top.
- Pour the coffee syrup over it and put under a griller to caramelize the top.
- Serve either hot or cold.
- To make the coffee syrup:
- Mix all the syrup ingredients and stir over slow heat until all the sugar melts.
- Boil for a few minutes until the syrup is thick, then pour over the custard.