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Homemade Vanilla Custard Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat (about 20 minutes), whisking contantly; boil, whisking constantly or until thickened.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in butter and vanilla.
  • Place heavy duty plastic wrap directly on surface of custard to keep "skin" from forming.
  • Chill 2 hours

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  • Tiyu 5 years ago
    Wondering what to do with egg whites? Make a Meringue topping. Just add sugar and cream of tartar! Best on high till stiff. Apply and brown in oven.
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  • Tiyu 5 years ago
    Gosh awful. Do not waste your time and ingredients in this recipe. It is horrible! I will continue to research. Custard has always been my favorite desert! Time i learn to create! If anyone has better suggestion please advise.
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    " It was excellent "
    Healthwoman ate it and said...
    Best custard ever! Put this in my ice cream maker and made frozen custard. Excellent!
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    " It was good "
    pointsevenout ate it and said...
    Tasty. Only took 10min to thicken.
    See also Homemade Vanilla Custard
    5/13/15
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    " It was excellent "
    Krupaly ate it and said...
    I think it was splendid idea who ever made it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    " It was excellent "
    KellyannWil ate it and said...
    I just made this today and OMGOSH! I added a ripe banana at the end and its so creamy and delicious!!!!
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    " It was excellent "
    Bonnylu ate it and said...
    I have chickens, and am always looking for ways to use their eggs. This custard is amazingly delicious. Took about a half hour standing in front of the stove stirring it. Turned out far better than I ever expected.
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  • YummyYummyinmytummy 12 years ago
    Great and easy. I added some cinnamon and used blue agave instead of sugar. It only took about 10 minutes to thicken for me. I think I overcooked it a little expecting it to take 20 minutes. So watch out for that on your stove.
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    " It was excellent "
    AngelValerie ate it and said...
    I made this tonight and it is delicious!!! i was worried because i only had 2 eggs, so i just used 2 whole eggs, instead of 4 egg yolks. I also added some coconut syrup (DaVinci brand) along with the vanilla extract. As far as I can tell, It turned out PERFECTLY! I had to try a bit before i put it in the fridge, and it is amazing... cant wait till its done chilling, i can tell im going to need to buy some more eggs tomorrow and make another batch! :)
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    " It was excellent "
    StellasGrammy ate it and said...
    This was a wonderful and easy custard. I made rice pudding. It was so easy I also used truvia instead of sugar and made a P-nutbutter custard pie that was equally wonderful. I will never buy a box pudding again.
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    " It was excellent "
    OrigamiChef1992 ate it and said...
    Great recipe. I Use this for cake frosting and it is great.
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    " It was excellent "
    christina90604 ate it and said...
    great!
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  • tuddles8 13 years ago
    My grandma used to make custard pie which was my favorite. This sounds scrumptious! Will remind me of grandma:)
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  • cyborgkiwi 13 years ago
    I joined this site just to say how much I enjoyed this recipe. I'm lactose intolerant, so I used almond milk instead of regular milk (butter doesn't bother me for some reason). Nutty flavor adds just a touch of amazing. Thanks so much!!
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    " It was excellent "
    stars ate it and said...
    WOW !! Love it so much. I did not have whole milk so I made it with evaporated milk and added a bit of cinnamon too. Yumm.
    Never again will I ever buy box custard this stuff ROCKS....YAY.
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    " It was excellent "
    juker ate it and said...
    I make it all the time! And sometimes I add in cinnamon too for an added flavour! Delicious!
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    " It was excellent "
    nickshalfpint ate it and said...
    I made this Saturday for a cake filling and it was a HUGE hit. My husband asked why I was wasting my time when I could've made instant pudding. He tasted it and said "never mind, this is WAY better than pudding mix". Thanks for the recipe!
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  • debbie919 15 years ago
    Yummy, thanks!
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    " It was excellent "
    momo_55grandma ate it and said...
    yep old fahsion pudding yum thanks
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    " It was excellent "
    marky90 ate it and said...
    Fantastic!
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