Boiled Custard (a creamy vanilla Christmas drink)

Name: Boiled Custard (a creamy vanilla Christmas drink)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 gallon whole milk; 4 jumbo eggs, separated; 1 1/3 cup sugar, separated; Big splash of vanilla; 1 tbsp cornstarch; Dash salt; 1 tsp cream of tartar

SherryRandall: The Leftover Chronicles @sherrys_chronicles

Benton, Kentucky

Nothing in my world says the upcoming holidays like boiled custard. My mom made it every year when we decorated our Christmas tree or made Christmas cookies. I like mine straight up vanilla but some like a little nutmeg or cinnamon added in. I love it cold in the morning. #mycookbook

SherryRandall: The Leftover Chronicles @sherrys_chronicles

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Ingredients

1/2 gallonwhole milk
4jumbo eggs, separated
1 1/3 cupsugar, separated
Big splash of vanilla
1 tbspcornstarch
Dashsalt
1 tspcream of tartar

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Steps

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Starting in a big, COLD pot, pour in your milk and beat the yolks, 1 cup of sugar, vanilla, salt and cornstarch into the milk until well combined. Turn the heat on to medium-med/high heat and stir constantly until it comes to a boil. You have to babysit this but it’s worth it. Once it boils pull it off the heat. It’ll overflow really quick if you don’t take it off soon enough. Let it boil then pull it off.
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Beat your egg whites with 1 tsp cream of tartar and 1/3 cup sugar to a soft peak and temper them with a little of the hot custard, then pour them into the pot and whisk well.
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Ladle some Into a cup and enjoy! Spike it with rumchata if you’re feeling frisky!!

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SherryRandall: The Leftover Chronicles @sherrys_chronicles

on November 17, 2019 20:29

Benton, Kentucky

I'm an army brat with a Cajun mother and an Irish dad. I'm married to the love of my life, David, and we have 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren. I've been a barber for 40 years. Im an old fashioned, old school cook and my recipes are basic. I change them up all the time.Since finding out I’m diabetic I’ve had to rearrange old habits. Any recipe I have can be made the old fashioned way OR replaced with lower carb options. Just ask and I’ll tell you what has worked for me.I’m the self proclaimed queen of the leftover. I have issues with leftovers looking back at me with the same sappy look they had the day before. Can’t do it. My super power is turning what I find in my fridge into something I want to eat. I work so much better under pressure. I live for shortcuts and not having to run to the grocery every day. Work with what you have. Adapt and overcome. Also, the less dishes, bowls, and pots I hafta use, the better. Hope some of these recipes work out for ya!