Grandmother's Boiled Custard Recipe

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Grandmother's Boiled Custard
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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
126
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 pinch salt

Directions:

  1. Break eggs into the top of a double-boiler and beat well with an electric mixer.
  2. Measure sugar and cornstarch into a small mixing bowl, stirring well to combine.
  3. Add sugar mixture, 4 cups of milk and pinch of salt to beaten eggs.
  4. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly; adjust heat if necessary so that water simmers constantly but does not reach a hard boil.
  5. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until mixture turns an even, golden color and begins to thicken slightly (approximately 20 minutes).
  6. Remove top of double-boiler from heat immediately and stir in vanilla extract.
  7. Allow custard to cool slightly, and then check the consistency.
  8. If it is too thick, you may use as much as one additional cup of milk to thin it without compromising the texture or flavor (cold is fine- no need to heat it first).
  9. If any solid'pips' have formed, pour custard through a mesh strainer to remove.
  10. (That sometimes happens if the heat gets a little too high. Won't hurt you, but they're not very appealing.) This may be served warm or cold, but we much prefer it chilled.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 125.7 Kcal (526 kJ)
Calories from fat 22.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.5g 4%
Cholesterol 95.21mg 32%
Sodium 91.88mg 4%
Potassium 207.39mg 4%
Total Carbs 18.91g 6%
Sugars 17.33g 69%
Dietary Fiber 0.01g 0%
Protein 6.56g 13%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 148.7mg 15%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 84.42 Kcal (353 kJ)
Calories from fat 15.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.68g 4%
Cholesterol 63.94mg 32%
Sodium 61.71mg 4%
Potassium 139.28mg 4%
Total Carbs 12.7g 6%
Sugars 11.64g 69%
Dietary Fiber 0.01g 0%
Protein 4.4g 13%
Iron 0.3mg 3%
Calcium 99.9mg 15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.7
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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