Freezable family recipe for 8 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has double cream, whole milk, egg yolk, cornflour, caster sugar and vanilla extract.
Homemade custard
Course: Freezable family
Servings
8
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Caster Sugar: 100g caster sugar
- Egg Yolk: 4 large egg yolks
- Vanilla Extract: 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Double Cream: 200ml double cream
- Cornflour: 3 tbsp cornflour
- Whole Milk: 700ml whole milk
Directions
- Put the cream and milk into a large pan and gently bring to just below boiling point. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk the yolks, cornflour, sugar and vanilla. Gradually pour the hot milk mixture onto the sugar mixture, whisking constantly.
- 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. Eat hot or cold.
