Homemade Vanilla Custard
Velvety smooth, rich and delicate vanilla custard is made with vanilla, egg yolks, sugar, milk and butter for the most versatile pastry cream that can be used as a filling, sauce or topper!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 large egg yolks
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 ½ tablespoon (35 g) cornstarch
- 2 cups (500 g) whole milk
- ½ cup (120 g) unsalted butter (1 stick)
- 1 ½ tablespoons (25 g) vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Whisk ingredients together. In a mixing bowl, add the egg yolks, sugar, salt, cornstarch and milk. Whisk until everything is thoroughly combined
- 2
Simmer the milk and mix with egg mixture. In a medium saucepan, pour in the mixture and cook on medium-low heat whisking constantly until it thickens up and simmers.
- 3
Add in butter and vanilla. Once the cream has thickened, turn down the heat to low and add the butter and vanilla extract. Stir until butter is melted. If you have residual lumps, strain through a fine-mesh sieve or use an immersion blender to make the custard silky smooth.
- 4
Cover and chill. Cover with plastic wrap by pressing the plastic onto the surface of the custard to prevent skin from forming and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours or until cold.