Vanilla Custard

Name: Vanilla Custard
Yield: Makes 500 ml (17 fl oz / 2 cups), serves 4
Ingredients: 1 whole vanilla pod (bean), scraped; 500 ml (17 fl oz / 2 cups) coconut milk (preferably from a Tetra Pak that is consistently creamy and doesn’t separate); 3 tablespoons maple syrup; 2 tablespoons very fine cornflour (cornstarch), such as Maizena

Preparation info

Makes 500 ml 17 fl oz 2 cups ) , serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Happy Vegan Food

By Bettina Campolucci Bordi

Published 2022

About

I grew up loving custard, it was one of my staple foods as a child. This lovely recipe is a great alternative and a fantastic base for several sweet treats.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons very fine cornflour (cornstarch), such as Maizena
500 ml (17 fl oz</

Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Blend the cornflour with a little bit of of the coconut milk in a medium pan over a medium heat, whisking until you have an even consistency. Then add the rest of the ingredients including the scraped vanilla pod – there is still a lot of goodness there – whisking until the cornflour and vanilla are fully incorporated into the coconut milk.

Whisk until the custard starts to thicken and