The one that I really look forward to on Christmas day is the dessert. This is really the time of year that you can have as many desserts as you like without feeling guilty about the calories, that comes the next day… 😉
We really went the full hog this year. I made a lot and overshopped. I still have some in the cupboard and fridge really to be made but that can wait for the Media Noche, New Year celebration.
Below are just some of the delicious dessert on our Christmas table.
Dessert Christmas Table
Leche Flan
With the leche flan, I am very pleased to say that I am getting better at making them. I had a bit of a disaster with making the caramel topping. I did not expect that it would take so long. So I started again my making it with a cup of sugar and cooked it dry until it turned brown and then dark brown and caramelly. That was a good result. The other pan with a cup of sugar with a cup of water did turn caramelly but it was just to late for my leche flan. I set it aside as I thought I might make more leche flan as it is much sought after in our family.
Peter was very happy with the end result of the Leche flan and so did I.
By the way, when I went back to the other caramel, it was rock solid and I had to throw it away and the milk pan it was cooked in.
Eton Mess
Eton Mess was gorgeous, it was creamy and crunchy. It was made of lashing of cream with broken meringue pieces.
Gelatin a la Filipino
I am very proud of this gelatin a la Filipino. It really tasted gorgeous. Peter has said that I had to make it again for him. We loved it. It was a jelly but has a more bite to it. We made it with sliced fresh strawberries and strawberry jelly powder. We added the evaporated milk and it turned out perfect.
Black Forest gateaux
An English Christmas table is not complete without something from Marks and Spencer. We therefore had this delicious and sumptuous Black Forest gateaux. My grandson loved his first taste but had to surrender when he got into a piece of cherry. Apparently, the cherries are abomination to the creamy concoction. hahaha
We had a really yummy and most of all Happy Christmas. The family, despite flu and cold, managed to have a joyous celebration of Christmas and I think that was due to the food on the table.