Creme Caramel; Creamy Coconut Vanilla Rice; Poached Pears In Red Wine And Star Anise - Sunbeam HP5590 Instruction/Recipe Booklet

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Crème Caramel
Serves 4
½ cup caster sugar
2 tablespoons water
3 eggs
2 egg yolks
¹/ ³ cup caster sugar, extra
250ml milk
200ml pouring cream
1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
1.Turn slow cooker to HIGH and add 2 cups
hot water.
2.Lightly spray 4 x 1 cup metal moulds with
cooking spray.
3.Combine sugar and water in a small
saucepan. Stir over low heat until the
sugar has dissolved. Increase heat; boil
without stirring, until the toffee turns a
golden colour. Remove from heat, once the
bubbles have subsided, pour into moulds.
Allow to cool.
4.Beat eggs and sugar until light and creamy.
5.Heat milk, cream, vanilla bean and seeds
until almost boiling. Whisk hot milk into
egg mixture. Pour mixture through a
strainer.
6.Pour mixture into moulds. Place in slow
cooker. Turn slow cooker to LOW and cook
for 1 hour or until just set. Remove from
slow cooker and refrigerate for several
hours.
7.To remove, carefully run a thin knife or
spatula around edge of custard. Invert onto
a serving plate.
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Creamy Coconut Vanilla Rice

Serves 6
1 cup medium grain rice (such as calrose)
¾ cup brown sugar
2 vanilla beans, split
4 cups milk
270ml can coconut cream
1 Place rice, sugar, vanilla and milk in slow
cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 ½
hours, stirring 2-3 times.
2. Stir in coconut cream. Cover and cook on
LOW for a further 30 minutes.
3.Serve with fresh berries, if desired.

Poached Pears in Red Wine and Star Anise

Serves 4-6
1 ½ cups dry red wine
¾ cup sugar
3 star anise
6 medium pears, peeled
3 thick strips lemon rind
1.Preheat slow cooker for 10 minutes on
HIGH.
2.Place wine, sugar and star anise into the
slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH until
sugar is dissolved.
3.Place pears into the slow cooker, turning
to coat well with sugar syrup. Add lemon
peel, cover and cook on HIGH 1-1 ½
hours or LOW 3-4 hours, turning
occasionally to coat.
4.To serve, remove pears from the slow
cooker and place onto a serving plate.
Pour syrup over pears. Serve with ice
cream if desired.