Vanilla Custard
A rich and creamy classic vanilla custard made with whole milk, egg yolks, and vanilla, slowly cooked until perfectly thick and smooth. Perfect as a dessert filling or standalone treat.
Ingredients
- •3 cups whole milk
- •8 large egg yolks
- •⅔ cup sugar
- •¼ cup cornstarch
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- •1 teaspoon vanilla
- •1 piece instant-read thermometer
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Heat milk in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until hot but not boiling.
8 min
- 2.
While milk heats, whisk together yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a heatproof bowl until smooth.
5 min
- 3.
Add 1 cup hot milk to yolk mixture in a stream, whisking, then add remaining milk, whisking constantly. Transfer mixture to saucepan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and registers 170°F on thermometer, 6 to 10 minutes (do not boil).
10 min
- 4.
Immediately force custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean bowl and stir in butter and vanilla. Chill custard, its surface covered with wax paper, until cold and thickened, at least 3 hours.
180 min
