This is a simple and quick recipe to make some thick and creamy custard. You can use this recipe when you need a filling for any cake like Boston Cream Pie.
If not anything else, you can serve this as a dessert all by itself, may be sprinkle some chocolate shaving to top it or may be just add some strawberry / chocolate syrup.
(Makes 1 medium bowl, enough for 1 layer filling of any cake)
- Milk - 1 & 1/2 cup
- Sugar - 1/3 cup
- Egg yolk - 2
- Cornstarch - 2 Tbsp
- Butter - 1 Tbsp
- Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
How I made it :
- Take the sugar and cornstarch in a non-stick pan, put it on medium heat. Stir and mix well. The sugar will start melting so keep stirring continuously.
- Add the milk in a minute or two.
- Beat the egg yolks slightly. Add them now. Stir nicely to blend all the ingredients nicely.
- Keep stirring it on medium heat till it comes to a boil. It would be about 5-7 minutes. Now switch of the gas.
- Add the butter and the vanilla extract.
- The consistency should like any custard - check picture below.
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- Take it out in a container with a cover or a bowl and cover it. Let it cool down to the room temperature.
- Refrigerate it so that it thickens up and can be used later.
