Name: Boiled Custard Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups milk; ¼ cup white sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp water; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Boiled Custard Recipe

Anatollo Douglass Modified: November 12, 2023

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How To Make Boiled Custard

Treat your taste buds to a soft and melt-in-your-mouth dessert with this boiled custard. It's made with milk and sugar for a mellow bite.

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 10 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

2 cups milk
¼ cup white sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp water, plus more for cooking
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Fill the lower pan of a double boiler ⅓ full of water, and bring to a low boil. Pour milk into the upper pot, and place over boiling water. Heat until small bubbles form around the edges of the milk. Stir in sugar, and continue stirring until it dissolves.
In a small bowl, beat the eggs until light yellow. Remove about ½ cup hot milk, and gradually stir it into the eggs. Slowly mix the egg mixture into the milk in the pan.
Mix together cornstarch and water; slowly stir into custard. Bring custard to a boil, and remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Serve warm or chilled.

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