Week 51 Challenge - Slow Cooker

Instead of an ingredient this week, we were challenged to use a slow cooker for a recipe we had not made before. I took the opportunity to try a dessert idea that is in the Alison Holst slow cooker book.

I made a coffee creme caramel, and cooked it in the slow cooker with a little water in the bottom. I was hoping for a lovely smooth texture, but unfortunately the result was very disappointing. As you can see from the photo, there were lots of air bubbles in my creme caramels, which I think indicates they were overcooked. I am surprised by this as the recipe said 4 hours on slow, and they would only have been in the slow cooker for around 3.5 hours at the most.

The creme caramel tasted really nice, and so the texture was a real let down. I will try this again sometime, as I know it should work, and if I can get it right, it will be a great easy dessert.