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Raymond Blanc's Floating Islands recipe
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Raymond Blanc's Floating Islands recipe

9 ingredients 40 min + 25 min 4 people openrecipes

Raymond Blanc's floating island, a French dessert consisting of meringue floating on vanilla custard, is the perfect pud to impress.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

288
Calories
14g
Protein
13g
Fat
26g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Water not in our table 0
Meringue not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1.25 full-fat milk
  • l vanilla pods, split lengthways
  • 2 water
  • 50 caster sugar
  • ml medium organic or free range egg whites
  • 150 caster sugar
  • g medium organic or free range egg yolks
  • 8 caster sugar
  • 275 milk, used for poaching the meringue

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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