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Crème Anglaise

Difficulty

Easy

Preparation Time

10 min

Servings

6

Ready Time

17.17

A classic vanilla custard great with strawberries or other fruit, in trifles, poured over cake or use it as a base for homemade ice cream.

Ingredients

6pers

Crème Anglaise

1pcs.Vanilla pod
150gSugar
3pcs.Eggs
5dlHeavy cream 38%
2dlWhole milk, 3.5 % fat

Instructions

1

Mix all ingredients

Split the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the vanilla beans. Mix the vanilla beans with some of the sugar. Add the vanilla to a saucepan and then add the remaining sugar and the rest of the ingredients.

2

Cook the custard

Heat the custard at 100 °C, stirring constantly. Stir gently, but continuously. The custard is ready when it has thickened. It will set further in the fridge. Pour the custard into a bowl and cover with cling film. Make sure the cling film touches the surface of the custard to prevent it from forming a skin. Refrigerate until cold.

Tips for this recipe

If you want to make homemade ice cream, just pour the chilled custard into your ice cream maker.

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