# Île Flottante

ÎLE FLOTTANTE è un dolce che si trova in tutti bistrot francesi, soffice, cremoso ed avvolgente.

- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 350 ml latte intero
- 150 ml panna fresca
- 5 tuorli
- 1 bacca di vaniglia
- 80 gr zucchero
- 0 mandorle tostate
- 5 albumi
- 30 gr zucchero
- 200 gr zucchero
- 80 gr acqua

## Instructions

1. Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites.
2. In a bowl, add the sugar to the egg yolks.
3. Add vanilla seeds and mix.
4. In a saucepan, bring to a simmer the milk, cream, and vanilla bean.
5. Add the warm milk to the egg yolks and mix.
6. Cook over low heat until it reaches 83-84 degrees or forms a veil on the spoon.
7. Let it cool down.
8. Meanwhile, prepare the caramel: In a saucepan, caramelize sugar and water by moving only the pan, without stirring with a spoon.
9. Once caramelized, transfer a portion to a baking pan, and another part to two silicone baking mats for decoration.
10. Beat the egg whites until foamy, then gradually add sugar.
11. Once stiff peaks form, transfer the meringue to the baking pan with caramel and shape it into a cylinder.
12. Bake in a bain-marie at 180 degrees for 8-9 minutes.
13. Serve the crème anglaise at the base of the plate, then add the meringue and the crunchy caramel.

## Equipment

- whisk
- bowl
- knife
- small saucepan
- large saucepan
- hand mixer
- baking pan
- silicone baking mat

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNeoGQsfe/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3effa0e4-2e33-433a-ba5a-977ea5a356e2
- Extracted: 2025-02-09

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