Homemade Vanilla Custard Sauce

Name: Homemade Vanilla Custard Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2.5 dl heavy cream; 2.5 dl whole milk; 100 g sugar; 1 pc vanilla bean; 5 pc egg yolk

Real vanilla, cream and egg yolks give a rich vanilla sauce that lifts almost any dessert. This recipe for homemade vanilla custard sauce is heated gently until…

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Ingredienser

6 porsjoner

2.5 dlheavy cream
2.5 dlwhole milk
100 gsugar
1 pcvanilla bean
5 pcegg yolk

Instructions

Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean.

Add vanilla seeds, vanilla bean, cream and whole milk to a saucepan.

Heat to the boiling point while stirring.

Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the mixture cool slightly.

Lightly whisk sugar and egg yolks together in a bowl.

Gradually pour the warm milk mixture into the egg yolks while stirring constantly.

Pour everything back into the saucepan.

Heat gently while stirring continuously until the custard sauce thickens. It must not boil.

Strain the sauce if you want a completely smooth texture.

Cool the vanilla sauce before serving, or serve it warm.

Nutrition per serving

Energi ca. 297 kcal

Protein 4.6 g

Fett 21.6 g

Karbohydrater 20.6 g

Fiber 0.0 g

Sukker 20.2 g

Salt 0.5 g

Tips & tricks

Stir constantly while the sauce heats, and remove it before it boils. This prevents the egg yolks from coagulating and making the sauce grainy.

Did you know?

Homemade vanilla custard sauce gets richness from egg yolks and cream, while real vanilla gives deeper aroma than vanilla sugar alone. The sauce must be heated gently because egg yolks thicken below boiling point. When it does not boil, the texture stays smooth and creamy.