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Easy Crème Anglaise served on a slice of angel food cake with fresh mixed berries.

Easy Crème Anglaise Recipe

Christie Matherne Profile PictureChristie Matherne
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 17 minutes
Course Dessert, sauce
Cuisine French
Servings 6 (1 cup)
Calories 134 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 tablespoons sugar

Instructions
 

  • Scrape and seed a vanilla pod into a saucepan, then add the milk and cream. Bring to a simmer, approximately 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
    Heating milk and cream with vanilla in a saucepan for Easy Crème Anglaise.
  • In a medium bowl, add yolks and sugar. Whisk together until combined.
    Whisking egg yolks and sugar for Easy Crème Anglaise.
  • Very slowly, trickle some of the milk and cream mixture into the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Do this very slow, or you risk scrambling the egg yolks.
    Trickling the vanilla milk and cream mixture into egg yolks for Easy Crème Anglaise.
  • When you've added all the milk mixture and everything is thoroughly combined, pour it all back into the saucepan and heat slowly on low heat. Cook until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
    Stainless steel saucepan on a white stovetop for cooking or making sauces.
  • You will know it's ready when you dip a wooden spoon into the mixture and it coats the spoon.
    Checking the consistency of Easy Crème Anglaise by dipping a wooden spoon into the thickening mixture.
  • When you swipe your finger across the spoon, the line stays.
    Crème anglaise coating a wooden spoon, indicating it's ready.
  • Remove the pan from heat. Pour the mixture through a fine sieve into a jug.
    Cream being strained through a fine mesh sieve into a glass bowl for dessert or baking preparation.
  • Cover and chill for at least 1 hour before serving on top of (or alongside) desserts, such as cake.
    Easy Crème Anglaise served on a slice of cake with fresh raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries.

Nutrition

Calories: 134kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 17mg
Keyword crème anglaise, easy custard recipe, French sauce, pourable custard, vanilla bean custard, vanilla custard sauce
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