Easy Vanilla Custard Sauce
This Easy Vanilla Custard Sauce is the perfect complement to many dessert recipes that need a little something extra. This thick and creamy sauce will have you dreaming up reasons to top or dip almost anything in it. Sometimes that slightly plain bundt cake needs a nice topping, and wouldn't it be nice if you had something sweet to dip those strawberries in? With this easy to make custard sauce, you'll have a deliciously versatile way to decorating any confection.
Notes
This is a very versatile custard and can be used in many ways:
- While warm, serve over slices of cake
- Use to make a cream pie filling - add bananas or coconut, fill a crumb crust or baked pie shell and cool, then top with whipped cream
- Use to fill cream puffs or eclairs
- Make parfait layered desserts: Layer with fresh fruit and whipped topping in deep dessert dishes
- Make a trifle (layered dessert): Make layers of cubed pound cake and fresh fruit and this custard in a deep straight sided bowl, top with whipped topping
Makes3 cups
Cooking Time15 min
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 cups milk
- 3 egg yolks, beaten
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
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In a medium heavy-bottom saucepan, stir together sugar, flour and cornstarch then add milk and bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring frequently. Once mixture begins to boil, reduce heat to a simmer and continue to stir and cook until thick and smooth, about 10 minutes. Use a whisk at first, then change to a heat-proof rubber scraper and be sure to scrape the bottom, corners and sides of the pan so it does not burn.
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When the mixture is thick enough to mound on a spoon, remove from the heat and, while stirring, add the beaten yolks slowly. Return to the heat over low and cook another 2 3 minutes. Off the heat, stir in the butter and vanilla.
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