Vanilla Cream Or Sauce
Serves: 4
Amos O'Hara
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
61
Spice
49
Sweetness
39
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Heat 2 cups milk in a heavy saucepan over low heat until simmering, about 5 minutes
2
Beat remaining 1/2 cup milk and cornstarch together in a bowl using a whisk until dissolved; add sugar and egg yolks and beat until smooth
3
Slowly pour milk mixture into simmering milk while gently whisking the simmering milk; simmer, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 3 minutes
4
Remove saucepan from heat and stir vanilla extract into sauce
5
Pour the sauce through a wire mesh sieve into a bowl to remove any cornstarch lumps
6
Place a piece of plastic wrap on top of the sauce, ensuring the plastic wrap is touching the sauce to prevent a skin from forming; cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes
7
Move sauce to refrigerator and chill completely cold, at least 30 minutes