Homemade pouring custard

Name: Homemade pouring custard
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: For 6 people
Cuisine: French recipes
Ingredients: 600ml whole milk; 6 large free-range egg yolks; 2 tbsp vanilla caster sugar (or use caster sugar and add a tiny drop of vanilla extract); 1 tsp plain flour

Portion size: For 6 people
Takes 5 minutes to make and 15-20 minutes to cook
Difficulty: easy

Save

Proper English pouring custard should not be too sweet. Try this silky custard with steamed rhubarb pudding to balance it out.

Join Extradelicious to unlock Cook Mode

Ingredients

600ml whole milk
6 large free-range egg yolks
2 tbsp vanilla caster sugar (or use caster sugar and add a tiny drop of vanilla extract)
1 tsp plain flour

Join Extradelicious to unlock Cook Mode

Method

Heat the milk to scalding point in a heavy-based saucepan. Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat the egg yolks with the vanilla caster sugar and flour until pale and smooth. Pour the milk over the egg mixture, whisking until mixed well. Now return the mixture to the milk pan and reheat it very gently, stirring all the time (a wooden spoon or spatula is best). As soon as the mixture begins to coat the back of the spoon, rather than just looking like hot milk, the custard is ready. It shouldn’t be any thicker than, say, single cream. Easy eh?
Serve immediately for best results, or keep it warmish, rather than reheating, if you are making it ahead.