Orange cream

Crema di purtugalle

Mediterranean flavors and aromas, very easy to make!

  • Time

    35 minutes

  • Difficulty

    Medium

  • Course

    Desserts and Fruit

  • Italian Region

    Campania

Ingredients

Servings 4

  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 ½ oz starch
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 3 ½ oz sugar
  • 4 oranges

Garnish

  • 1 pinch cinnamon
  • 3 ½ tablespoons whipping cream
  • orange zests to taste

Preparation

20 minutes preparation + 15 minutes cooking

Prepare a cream with the yolks, sugar, starch and milk.

When it has become dense, remove from the heat and add the juice and grated peel from the oranges.
Leave for a short while in the fridge.

Serve this flavorsome cream, cold, in dessert bowls decorated with a curl of whipped cream and a piece of candied orange peel, dusted with cinnamon.