BAKED EGG CUSTARD WITH GRUYERE AND CHIVES

Baked Egg Custard With Gruyere and Chives image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups grated Gruyere cheese
½ cup finely chopped chives
10 large eggs
1-½ cups whole milk
4 ounces cream cheese, softened and cut into pieces
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350° and position the baking rack in the center of the oven. Butter the bottom and sides of a 2-quart shallow baking dish.
Scatter the grated Gruyere and chives evenly over the bottom of the dish. Combine the eggs, milk, cream cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper in the blender. Blend until smooth and frothy.
Pour the egg mixture over the grated cheese. Bake the custard in the middle of the oven until it has puffed up, set and turned golden on top. Depending on the size of your baking dish and idiosyncrasies of your oven, this can take between 35 and 45 minutes. Serve warm. Makes 8 moderate servings, or 6 more generous ones.