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Custard Sauce (Orange Creme Anglaise)
This custard sauce (orange creme anglaise) with it's zesty flavor from fresh oranges is the perfect finish for all of your fall desserts.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 ½ cup orange juice ((see notes))
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 ½ cups milk ((see notes))
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp vanilla bean paste ((see notes))
- 4 egg yolks ((see notes))
- ¾ cup sugar
Instructions
- 1
Add the orange juice and zest to a pot and cook on high until you have a 1/2 cup reduction.
- 2
Add the milk, cream, salt, and vanilla bean paste to this, and cook until you see foam on top, and turn off the stove at this time. (see notes)
- 3
Whisk the egg yolks and combine them with the sugar.
- 4
Add the egg mixture to the hot liquid mixture gradually until fully combined.
- 5
Turn the heat back to low and keep stirring until the custard thickens, about 20 minutes. (see notes)