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Ingredients

  • 1 quart milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 8 large egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 pint raspberries (reserve 30 raspberries for garnish)
  • 2 tablespoons mint leaves, cut in a chiffonade

Method

  • In a small, heavy saucepan, scald milk with sugar to dissolve.
  • Cool to room temperature.
  • Whisk in yolks with vanilla extract and salt.
  • Pass through a fine strainer and pour into 5 shallow gratin dishes of about 6 ounces each.
  • Set 6 berries in each dish.
  • Place in a hot-water bath and bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until set.
  • Meanwhile, place 1/2 pint raspberries in a blender or food processor and puree.
  • Pass through a fine strainer and reserve.
  • When custard is done, divide the puree among the custards, drizzling ribbons of puree on top of each; garnish with remaining berries and mint.