Southern Boiled Custard

Dairy, Dessert, Eggs

Ingredients

1 quart whole milk

5 eggs

1 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Into the lower pot of a double boiler, add water. In the upper pot, add milk. Heat through over medium heat.

Beat eggs together until light. Add sugar and mix well. Pour a small portion of hot milk into the eggs and sugar to warm and thin this portion. Pour slowly into hot milk.

Cook, stirring constantly until it will coat a spoon. Do not over cook. Add vanilla extract. Chill in refrigerator before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 216 kcal
Total Carbohydrates: 30.8g
Cholesterol: 128 mg
Total Fat: 7.1 g
Protein: 7.9 g
Sodium: 93 mg