Vanilla custard

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Serves: 4
Time to make: 15 mins
Total cost: $7.84 / $1.96 per serve
(at time of publication)

Low fat Low kilojoule Low sodium Gluten free

Ingredients
Nutrition info.

Full ingredients list:

1 1/4 cups skim milk
1 vanilla bean, split lengthways (or 1 teaspoon vanilla essence)
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1 tablespoon gluten-free cornflour

Nutritional information (per serve)

Kilojoules:

338kJ

Calories:

81cal

Protein:

4.3g

Total fat:

2.5g

Saturated fat:

0.8g

Carbohydrates:

10.5g

Sugars:

8.2g

Dietary fibre:

Sodium:

41mg

Calcium:

109mg

Iron:

0.4mg

Instructions

Instructions and steps:

Step 1 Heat milk with vanilla in a small saucepan and allow to just come to the boil.

Step 2 Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar. Mix cornflour with 2 tablespoons water to make a paste.

Step 3 Pour hot milk over egg yolks, whisking vigorously. When mixed in, return to pan with cornflour. Stir over low heat for 5-6 minutes, or until mixture thickens to coat back of spoon. Remove vanilla bean when ready to serve.

Variations

Use this custard and adapt it to make the following tasty desserts:

HFG tip

To make custard in the microwave, heat milk for 1 1/2 minutes on high in a microwave-proof bowl. Prepare as in step 2, returning the mix to a microwave bowl. Heat on high for 3 minutes, whisking every 30 seconds.