Vanilla Bean Custard

5 from 1 vote

This easy Vanilla Bean Custard Recipe makes a rich, creamy homemade custard with real vanilla beans. Made from scratch with simple ingredients, this classic vanilla custard is delicious served on its own or with cakes, pies, crumbles, and other desserts.

Prep Time40

Cook Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Servings: servings

Calories: 417kcal

Author: Cat Spiller

Ingredients

6 egg yolks extra-large
120 g castor sugar
50 g cake flour
500 ml whole milk
1 vanilla bean pod
50 g unsalted butter cubed

Instructions

Vanilla Bean Custard

Add the egg yolks and sugar to a large mixing bowl and whisk until combined.
Add the flour to the egg mixture and whisk again.
Add the milk, vanilla bean seeds, and vanilla bean pod to a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, and heat the mixture until just before boiling. Remove the vanilla bean and pour the hot milk mixture into a jug.
While whisking continuously, add a little of the warm milk mixture to the egg mixture, and whisk until smooth. Pour the remaining milk in a steady stream into the egg mixture while still whisking continuously.
Strain the custard mixture through a sieve into a clean saucepan set over medium-low heat. Whisk continuously until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Remove the custard from the heat and whisk until smooth.
Add the cubed butter to the custard and whisk continuously until melted and incorporated.
Spoon the custard into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming. Set aside to cool, then use the custard as desired. Enjoy!

Notes

This recipe makes about 2.5 cups of custard, which is about 4 servings depending on how much custard you'd like to plate up!
I always get help from a family member to pour the hot milk mixture into the eggs, this way you can focus on the whisking part!

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