Custard Sauce

Submitted by CountryLady

"I serve this sauce, along with my recipe #56293 for Rum Sauce (which is VERY rich) over my Christmas Pudding. Its also good over other puddings & fruit."

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 1 1/2 cups

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 3⁄4 cups half-and-half
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Combine all ingredients, except vanilla, in a heavy pot.
2. Cook, over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens& will coat the back of a spoon.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Stir in vanilla& refrigerate in a covered container.

Reviews

[love4culinary]

OH MY GOSH CountryLady... this sauce is heavenly!!! Wow.. I put this on top of some fresh raspberries tonight and I think I ate half the pot of sauce ROFL!! I'm going to gain 10lbs over night hahaha... Thanks so much for this recipe.. I have a couple ideas for it ;-) Once I try them I'll letcha know how they work out. Thanks so much though.. this was just spectacular. By the way, I had to add just a ltitle bit more cornstarch as it wasnt quite thickening enough.. it was still pretty liquid-y. Added just a tad more and it developed into a nice creamy thick sauce :-) THANKS AGAIN!! Definitely 10 Stars!

 

[Cookin-jo]

So easy and so good, and very rich. At first I thought the egg yolk wasn't going to incorporate but as everything heated up it did after all. The sugar is just the right amount for a sweet, not overly sweet, sauce. Excellent recipe.

 

[Deb Wolf]

Mmmm! I made this to go over fresh berries. I added an extra 1/2 tsp of cornstarch and it came out lovely. I cooked it in the microwave at 70%, stirring every 30 seconds.

 

[ngdarlen]

This is a wonderful sauce,and easy enough that my 11 year old daughter made it herself to go with the apple crisp that she also made.Thanks for the recipe,this will be a regular at my home for those desserts that need a little something extra.