Custard
Creamy
20 min
215 kcal / serving

Creamy custard comes together with simple ingredients for a rich, smooth dessert. Serve it warm or chilled for a classic sweet treat.

Ingredients

  • ½ cupgranulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoonsgranulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoonscornstarch
  • 2 ½ cupswhole milk
  • 2 teaspoonspure vanilla extract
  • 4extra-large egg yolks or 3 jumbo egg yolks (room temperature, slightly beaten)
  • 1 tablespoonsalted sweet cream butter

Directions

  1. 1

    Using a 3 to 4 quart heavy-bottom saucepan over medium heat, add the granulated sugar, cornstarch and milk, and whisk. Whisk continually until the mixture reaches a low bubble and begins to thicken, about 6 to 8 minutes.

  2. 2

    Remove the saucepan from the heat, and whisk 1 cup of the mixture into the egg yolks.

  3. 3

    Whisk the egg yolk mixture back into the custard, and return the saucepan to the heat. Continue whisking for another 2 to 3 minutes.

  4. 4

    Remove the saucepan from the heat. Whisk in the butter and the vanilla.

  5. 5

    Strain the custard through a fine-mesh sieve.

  6. 6

    Pour the custard into a heat-safe medium-size bowl or your individual serving bowls. Cover the bowl or bowls with plastic wrap, making sure to allow the plastic wrap to cover the surface of the custard to keep a “skin” from forming. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.