Best 12 Boiled Custard Recipes

SOUTHERN BOILED CUSTARD

Steps:

• 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.

PERFECT BOILED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Beat eggs in top of a double boiler on medium speed of an electric mixer until frothy.
• Combine sugar, flour, and salt; stirring well; gradually add to eggs, beating until thick.
• Gradually stir about one-fourth of hot milk into egg mixture; add remaining milk, stirring constantly.
• Bring water in bottom of double boiler to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes, or until custard thickens and coats a metal spoon.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour custard into serving bowl and chill.

BOILED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Cream together the eggs and sugar. Fill the lower pan of a double boiler 1/3 full of water, and bring to a low boil.
• In the top of the double boiler add the creamed mixture, milk and salt; stir until mixture thickens and coats a spoon. Serve warm or chilled.

BOILED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Heat 1 1/2 cups of the milk in a double boiler until a skim forms (just before boiling) on the top of the milk.
• Sift together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup milk.
• Beat the eggs in a small bowl. Whisking constantly, slowly stream 1/4 cup hot milk into the eggs.
• Slowly pour the egg-milk mixture back into the double boiler, whisking constantly to prevent lumps. Stir in the sugar mixture and continue cooking the custard until it thickens, about 15 minutes, stirring constantly (see Note). Stir in the vanilla.
• From Gwen
• Don't be turned off by the term custard. This is delicious served cold.
• Note
• Combining hot milk and eggs is a delicate process, and lumps may appear even if you are very careful. If lumps do appear, strain the custard through a fine sieve.

BOILED CUSTARD

Steps:

• 1. Heat in top of double boiler 1 qt. sweet milk. Slightly beat 4 whole eggs. Add to the eggs 1/2 cup sugar, 1/8 tsp. salt. Beat eggs again & spoon a little hot milk into the eggs and stir well then add the eggs to hot milk stirring constantly until mixture thickens enough to coat a spoon. Remove from heat and place in a pan of cold water stirring constantly for a minute or two. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla & continue to cool. If custard has a tendancy to curdle, beat with egg beater until smooth again. NOTE: She only used whole milk, not 2%, etc. Also, place the pan you cooked it in in the cold water, don't pour mixture into cold water.

SOUTHERN BOILED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Pour milk into a double boiler.
• Heat to boiling.
• Beat eggs, add sugar, and mix well.
• Add to milk and cook until thick enough for your tastes, stirring constantly.
• Add vanilla, stir well, and serve.

OLD FASHION SOUTHERN BOILED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Rinse top of double boiler with hot water to keep milk from scorching. Scald whole milk (approx. 180°). Blend eggs and sugar in blender. Slowly add to scalded milk in top of double boiler stirring constantly. Cook until mixture thickens and coats spoon well (appox. 180º). Remove from heat. Add pure vanilla. Let cool a little then strain into containers. The straining is important to make sure there are no lumps in the custard.

SOUTHERN BOILED CUSTARD

Steps:

• 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.

SOUTHERN BOILED CUSTARD

Steps:

• 1. Whisk 1/4 c sugar and egg yolks. Set aside. Note-bring eggs to room temperature.
• 2. Combine milk and remaining sugar in a heavy pan. Cook, stirring constantly over medium heat. Heat till milk is steamed. Do NOT boil.
• 3. Scoop out about a half cup of the hot milk mixture to add slowly to egg mixture.
• 4. Add egg mixture to pot of milk mixture stirring constantly until it begins to thicken. 20-30 minutes A whisk works best.
• 5. Remove from heat when it reaches 160 degrees and coats a spoon, and add vanilla. Extract plus paste or caviar of choice. Optional - A dash of nutmeg and cinnamon but not to much, after all if you wanted eggnog you could just buy it!

BOILED CUSTARD II

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, mix together eggs and white sugar. Stir in milk.
• In the lower pot of a double boiler, add water and bring to a low boil. Into the top pot, pour milk and sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat until mixture coats a spoon, about 30 minutes.
• Add vanilla extract and strain using a sieve. Chill before serving.

BOILED CUSTARD

Steps:

• 1. Beat eggs well; add sugar with cornstarch. Stir in milk.
• 2. Cook in a double boiler, stirring constantly. Cook until the custard coats spoon.
• 3. Cool and add vanilla to taste. Keep refrigerated.

BOILED CUSTARD I

Steps:

• Fill the lower pan of a double boiler 1/3 full of water, and bring to a low boil. Pour milk into upper pot, and place over boiling water. Heat until small bubbles form around the edges of the milk. Stir in sugar, and continue stirring until it dissolves.
• In a small bowl, beat the eggs until light yellow. Remove about 1/2 cup hot milk, and gradually stir it into the eggs. Slowly mix the egg mixture into the milk in the pan.
• Mix together cornstarch and water; slowly stir into custard. Bring custard to a boil, and remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Serve warm or chilled.