Îles Flottantes Recipe for Beginners (How to Make a Floating Island Dessert)

Making îles flottantes French dessert recipe for beginners. In this recipe video, we'll show you how to make îles flottantes, AKA floating island or oeufs à la neige which is an impressive French dessert.
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A floating island is a French dessert which consists of meringue floating on crème anglaise (vanilla custard). The meringue is prepared from a whipped egg whites mixture and baked in a bain-marie. The crème anglaise is prepared with the egg yolks, vanilla, and hot milk, and cooked. Floating island dessert is an easy fun french dessert recipe made of a decadent vanilla custard with a poached meringue floating on top.

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Ingredients for making îles flottantes (Œufs à la neige) French dessert:
1 whole vanilla bean
2 cups whole milk
6 large eggs, separated
1 1/3 cups of sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp water

Instructions for making a Floating Island (Iles Flottantes recipe for beginners):
First scrap out the seeds from your vanilla bean
Then put a small pot on low heat
Add your whole milk to the pot
Now add in your scrapped vanilla
In a small bowl add your egg whites
Whisk the eggs whites until they become frothy
Now add in your sugar to the bowl
Whisk again thoroughly until stiff peaks form
Now make meringue canals with your egg whites mix, as shown in the video
Once cooked, take your meringue canals out of the pan and let cool
Place the meringue canals in the fridge for now
Now strain the milk into a contain of 2 cups
Add that milk to the stove over medium heat
In a small bowl, whisk your egg yolks
Add in your sugar to the mix
Now whisk everything together
Now slowly add in your milk while whisking
Return the whole mixture into the sauce pan over medium heat
Now strain the mixture to get the lumps out
Cover with saran wrap and cool
Now in a sauce pan add your lemon juice
Followed by a splash of water and your sugar
Bring up to a boil without stirring until it becomes golden brown
In a shallow serving bowl adda ladle of your milk mixture
Now add your meringue canals on top
Top with your caramel sauce and your îles flottantes is ready to serve!

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