Dessert · British

Vanilla Custard

Name: Vanilla Custard
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200 ml Double Cream; 700 ml Whole Milk; 4 pieces Egg; 3 tbsp Cornstarch; 100 g Caster Sugar; 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Smooth, creamy stovetop custard infused with vanilla and enriched with double cream

Egg yolks, caster sugar, and cornflour are whisked together and gently heated with hot milk and double cream until rich and thick.

⏱ 25 min
8 servings
Level 3
Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 servings · In the app, Servings scales every amount.

200 mlDouble Cream
700 mlWhole Milk
4 piecesEgg
3 tbspCornstarch
100 gCaster Sugar
1 tspVanilla Extract

Equipment: Stovetop

Contains (by ingredient): Milk, Eggs. Always check product labels.

Steps

Prepare Custard

1
Put the cream and milk into a large pan and gently bring to just below boiling point.
2
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk the yolks, cornflour, sugar and vanilla.
3
Gradually pour the hot milk mixture onto the sugar mixture, whisking constantly.
4
Wipe out the saucepan and pour the mixture back into it. Heat gently, stirring with a wooden spoon (see Steps 1 and 2, for stirring tips) until the custard is thickened, but before any lumps form.

Serving

5
Eat hot or cold.

Nutrition per serving (estimate)

Calories	228 kcal
Protein	4.9 g
Carbohydrates	20.6 g
Fat	14.2 g

Values are estimates calculated from the ingredients. They are not a substitute for product labels or medical advice.

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