Oeuf au lait is one of my childhood favourites when it comes to desserts. It is the simple man’s version of a crème brulée — except that there is no cream and no burning involved… It is also one of the easiest things to make: you only need milk, eggs, sugar and an oven.

Here is the recipe I got from my grandmother, who fed this to my mom and her siblings as a great way of getting kids to eat diary… Clearly, this was before yogurts had become readily available all over the world…

Oeuf au Lait:

-500 ml of milk
-2 eggs
-60 grams of sugar
-1 vanilla pod

Pre-heat your oven to about 150° C. Cut the vanilla pod in half and add to the milk.  Add the sugar to the milk in a pot. Bring to a boil and let it cool down with the vanilla pod infusing the milk. Beat the eggs into the mixture, and fill up 6 ramekins. Sit the ramekins into a “bain marie”, an ovenproof dish that can fit all the ramekins, and filled up half way with warm water.

Leave the desserts in the oven for a good ½ hour and let them cool down before serving.

For a printable version of this recipe, click OEUF AU LAIT.

- Emilie