Vanilla Bean Custard
This Vanilla Bean Custard recipe is creamy, rich, and packed with flavor! It makes an amazingly delicious dessert topped with fresh berries.
Servings: 6
Calories: 132.1kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 vanilla bean
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoon salted butter room temperature
Instructions
Pastry Cream
- Split the vanilla bean and scrape the seeds. Reserve for later.
- In a medium saucepan bring the milk and vanilla bean pod to a simmer.
- In a separate bowl mix together the sugar, cornstarch, and egg yolks with an electric mixer until light in color.
- While mixing, very slowly stream the hot milk into the egg mixture.
- Add this back to the saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened.
- Stir in the vanilla bean seeds.
- Transfer to a bowl and chill until cold, at least 45 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 132.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.8g | Protein: 2.3g | Fat: 6.8g | Saturated Fat: 3.7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 79.7mg | Sodium: 48.7mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 0.02g | Sugar: 13.1g | Vitamin A: 269IU | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 0.2mg