Wheat Free Caramel Custard

Silky, trembling custard crowned with a glossy pool of amber caramel — this is the kind of dessert that looks like it came from a proper restaurant kitchen, yet every single ingredient is naturally free of wheat and gluten. No substitutions needed, no specialty flours to hunt down; the magic here is pure dairy, eggs, and sugar doing exactly what they were born to do. The water bath is the real secret, coaxing the custard into that signature slow, unified wobble that tells you it's perfectly set without a single dry or rubbery edge. Tempering the hot milk into the eggs gradually keeps everything smooth, and straining the mixture before it hits the ramekins guarantees a flawlessly clean texture. The deep amber caramel — cooked just to the edge of bitterness before it's poured — melts into a rich, flowing sauce the moment you invert the custard onto the plate. A few hours of chilling is all that stands between you and one of the most elegant, crowd-pleasing desserts you can make entirely from scratch.

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