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FROM THE KITCHENS OF THE MALIBU BEACH RECOVERY CENTER
At the Malibu Beach Recovery Center clients eat a healthy alternative to diets heavy on high-glucose processed foods that actually feed destructive addictive behavior. Those who eat according to the Malibu Beach Recovery Diet feel healthy, energetic and do not suffer from mood swings, sugar or insulin spikes. They also feel less addictive craving while the body purifies itself. This food for recovery is simple to prepare, exciting and delicious.
Here is a recipe from Malibu Beach Cooking Class Instructor Licia Jaccard based on the principles of the MBRC Recovery Diet – made without sugar, white flour, potatoes, corn and corn products or other products high on the glycemic index.
Bon appetite!
Pumpkin Flan
We serve amazing sugar-less deserts at the Malibu Beach Recovery Center Clinic, many using whipped cream which is an “allowed” food. This recipe was contributed by Chef Licia Jaccard, who teaches cooking at the Clinic every Sunday.
Serves: 10
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups heavy cream
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 6 large egg yolks
- 1 whole large egg
- 2 Tbsp splenda
- 1 cup unsweetened pumpkin puree
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In a heavy saucepan heat cream, milk, and vanilla bean over moderately high Heat until mixture just comes to a boil and remove from heat. Steep vanilla bean 10
minutes and with a knife scrape seeds into milk mixture, reserving pod for another use. In a bowl whisk together yolks, whole egg, and Splenda until combined well and add milk mixture in a stream, whisking. Skim off any froth. Add pumpkin purée. - Divide custard among ten 3/4-cup flameproof ramekins set in a roasting pan and add enough hot water to pan to reach halfway up sides of ramekins. Bake custards in
middle of oven until they are just set but still tremble slightly, about 40 minutes. - Remove ramekins from pan and cool custards. Chill custards, covered loosely with plastic wrap, at least 4 hours or overnight.
Decorate with blue berries, or whip cream to soft points and make decorative peaks over custard. Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve. (Alternatively, sprinkle fructose over custards and caramelize with a blowtorch to turn this recipe into a pumpkin brulée.
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