French · Dessert

Bavarois à l'Orange

Name: Bavarois à l'Orange
Total time: 5 h 18 min
Yield: about 2 litres, 8 to 10 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 large bright-skinned oranges; 2 large sugar lumps; 160 ml strained orange juice; 10½ g powdered gelatine (1½ sachets); 200 g granulated sugar; 7 egg yolks; 2 tsp cornflour; 360 ml milk; 5 egg whites; 1 pinch salt; ¼ tsp cream of tartar; 2 tbsp granulated sugar; 120 ml whipping cream, well chilled; 2 tbsp orange liqueur; 3 oranges, for skinless segments; 1 tbsp sugar and 1 to 2 tbsp orange liqueur, for the segments

An orange Bavarian cream: a crème anglaise perfumed with sugar rubbed on orange skins and grated zest, set lightly with gelatine, lightened with meringue and whipped cream, then chilled in a mould or as a tall cold soufflé.

Yieldabout 2 litres, 8 to 10 servings
Hands-on50 min
Total5 h 18 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Orange custard

2large bright-skinned oranges
2large sugar lumps
160 mlstrained orange juice
10½ gpowdered gelatine (1½ sachets)
200 ggranulated sugar
7egg yolks
2 tspcornflour
360 mlmilk

Meringue

5egg whites
1 pinchsalt
¼ tspcream of tartar
2 tbspgranulated sugar

Cream

120 mlwhipping cream, well chilled
2 tbsporange liqueur

Decoration

3oranges, for skinless segmentsoptional
1 tbspsugar and 1 to 2 tbsp orange liqueur, for the segmentsoptional

Contains

Dairy
Egg
Almond
Birds' eggs (any)
Corn (maize)
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Orange
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Beef and veal
Pork
Gelatin
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Bitter
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Stovetop
Probe thermometer

Season

Spring
Winter

Occasion

Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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