Low-Carb Pear Gratin

Ingredients

• 1 vanilla pod
• 500 ml milk (1.5% fat)
• 4 egg yolks
• 40 g powdered erythritol sugar (4 tbsp)
• 30 g almond flour (3 tbsp)
• 250 g ripe firm pears (2 ripe firm pears)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1.

   Slice the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Add the seeds and the pod to the milk and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.

2. 2.

   Separate the eggs (reserve the whites for another use). Beat the yolks with powdered sugar in a bowl until very creamy. Sift almond flour over and mix in. Slowly pour the warm milk into the yolk mixture in a thin stream, whisking constantly. Immediately return everything to the pot, remove the vanilla pod, and whisk the custard over low heat until it thickens. Pour the vanilla custard into oven‑proof ramekins.

3. 3.

   Wash the pears, halve them, core them, cut into wedges, and drizzle with lemon juice. Distribute the pear wedges over the custard in the ramekins and bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (180 °C fan; gas: level 3) for about 15 minutes. Serve hot.