Darren Purchese

Vanilla custard

Preparation info
  • Makes

    700 g

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
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Chefs Eat Toasties Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2017

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Ingredients

  • 275 ml (9½ fl oz) thickened (whipping) cream
  • 275 ml (9½

Method

  1. Combine the cream, milk, vanilla seeds and pod in a saucepan over medium–low heat. Bring to a simmer, then remove the pan from the heat and discard the vanilla pod.
  2. Put the sugar, cornflour and egg yolks in a bowl and whisk well until the mixture pales and thickens.
  3. Pour one-third of the hot milk and cream mixture onto the egg and sugar mixture and wh