Crème Anglaise with Fresh Berries

Name: Crème Anglaise with Fresh Berries
Yield: Makes 1½ cups
Ingredients: ¾ cup whole milk; ¾ cup heavy whipping cream; ½ vanilla bean; 4 egg yolks; ¼ cup granulated sugar; Pinch of salt; Fresh berries

Preparation info

Makes
1½
cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Eggs

By Julia Rutland

Published 2021

About

This classic dessert sauce has a rich vanilla flavor that my daughter Corinne says tastes like good melted ice cream. It has the same ingredients as a custard ice-cream base and is delicious with fresh fruit, pound cake, or pavlovas.

Ingredients

¾ cup whole milk
¾ cup heavy whipping cream
½ vanilla bean<

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Place a metal or glass bowl in a larger bowl filled with ice water. Set aside.

Combine milk and cream in a medium-size heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Split vanilla bean and scrape seeds into milk mixture. Bring mixture to a low simmer (do not boil).

Whisk together yolks, sugar, and salt. Pour ¼ cup hot milk mixture into eggs, whisking constantly. Repeat. Whisk egg mixture