Best 14 Cheese Custard Recipes

AMISH CUSTARD COTTAGE CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Place cottage cheese in strainer and let drain for about 1 hour or until most of liquid has been drained.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, sugar, flour, lemon juice, salt, egg yolks, evaporated milk, and regular milk. Mix well.
• In a separate clean bowl, beat egg whites until firm. Fold into batter until smooth. Pour into pie crusts.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C), then reduce oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 25 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on racks, then refrigerate. Flavor improves if served a day after baking.

PIMENTO MAC & CHEESE CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Fill a large pot with the water and add 2 tablespoons salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, add the macaroni, and cook for about 5 minutes, until just shy of al dente. Drain and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the white and aged Cheddars and the Parmesan. Remove and reserve one-fourth of the cheese mix for the top. To the bowl with the rest of the cheese mix, add the macaroni, pimentos, and flour and mix well to combine. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until blended, then whisk in the hot sauce, evaporated milk, half-and-half, and 2 teaspoons salt, mixing well. While whisking constantly, slowly add the béchamel to create a custard. Pour the custard evenly over the noodle mixture.
• Cover with a layer of plastic wrap and a layer of aluminum foil and bake for 50 minutes, rotating the dish 180 degrees halfway through baking. Uncover the dish. If you plan to eat the mac and cheese right away, sprinkle the reserved cheese on top. If you plan to freeze the dish, do not add the cheese. Continue to bake, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes, until set, golden, and bubbling. Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
• TO FREEZE: Let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until well chilled. Wrap the baking dish in two layers of plastic wrap, label and date, and freeze for up to 3 months.
• TO THAW: You can reheat this dish from frozen, or you can pull it out of the freezer and thaw it in the refrigerator for a minimum of 24 hours.
• TO REHEAT: If reheating from frozen, unwrap the dish, place in a cold oven, and set the oven to 350°F. When the oven reaches temperature, bake for 1½ hours, then sprinkle the surface with the remaining cheese mix and bake for 15 minutes longer, until bubbling. If reheating after thawing, cut the cook time to 30 to 45 minutes.

BAKED SAVORY CUSTARD WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Put cream in a small pot with thyme and garlic, if you're using them. Cook just until it begins to steam. Heat oven to 300 degrees and set a kettle of water to boil.
• Put eggs, cayenne and salt in a medium bowl and whisk or beat until blended; stir in the cheese. Remove thyme and garlic from cream, then add cream gradually to egg mixture, whisking constantly. Pour mixture into a 1-quart dish or into 4 ramekins or custard cups.
• Put dish or ramekins in a deep baking pan and pour boiling water in, to within about 1 inch of top of dish or ramekins. Bake until mixture is not quite set; it should jiggle a bit in middle. This will take about 30 minutes for ramekins and longer for baking dish; also, cream sets faster than milk. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cold within a few hours of baking.

AUSTRIAN SWEET CHEESE CREPES BAKED IN CUSTARD

Steps:

• Make filling:
• In a small heatproof bowl plump currants in boiling-hot water 15 minutes and drain. Pat currants dry between paper towels. In a food processor or in a bowl with an electric mixer blend together well cream cheese, jam, yolks, zest, and vanilla. In a bowl with an electric mixer (beaters cleaned if necessary) beat whites with a pinch of salt until they hold soft peaks. Add sugar to whites and beat meringue until it holds stiff peaks. Fold cheese mixture into meringue gently but thoroughly and fold in currants.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. and lightly butter a 14-inch-long oval gratin dish or other 2 1/2-quart shallow baking dish.
• Working with 1 crêpe at a time, spread 2 generous tablespoons filling on each crêpe, leaving a 1/2-inch border all around, and roll up crêpes jelly-roll fashion. With a sharp knife cut crêpes on a diagonal in half and arrange, overlapping slightly, in layers in baking dish. Crêpes may be prepared up to this point 4 hours ahead and chilled, covered. Bring crêpes to at room temperature before proceeding.
• In a small bowl whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, and milk and pour over crêpes, letting custard seep between layers. Bake crêpes in middle of oven 30 to 35 minutes, or until puffed and custard is set, and cool to warm.
• Dust crêpes with confectioners' sugar and serve with apricot caramel sauce.

AUTHENTIC GERMAN/AMISH CUSTARD CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Place cottage cheese in a strainer and let drain about 20 minutes or until most of the liquid is drained.
• 2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
• 3. In a large bowl combine cottage cheese, sugar (or Splenda), flour, lemon juice, vanilla, salt, egg yolks, & evaporated milk. Mix well
• 4. In a separate bowl beat egg whites with an electric mixer until firm. Fold firm egg whites into the batter until smooth.
• 5. Pour batter into pie crusts and sprinkle with cinnamon. Use a little or a lot depending on your taste. I use a lot.
• 6. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees, then reduce oven to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 35 - 40 minutes or until knife inserted in the center of each pie comes out clean.
• 7. Cool on racks, then refrigerate. Flavor improves if served a day after baking.

CREAM CHEESE CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• 1. For the crust, preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2. Place flour, 3/8 tsp salt, 2 tsp sugar and butter in a food processor and pulse repeatedly until a coarse meal is achieved.
• 3. Beat the egg yolk with the water and add to the flour/butter mix. Pulse a few times, just until the dough comes together.
• 4. Turn dough out into a 9 inch pie pan. Press evenly with fingertips to form an even crust.
• 5. Cover the crust with non-stick foil. Shape to fit tightly on top of crust with the non-stick side facing down. Fill with dried beans or pie weights.
• 6. Bake crust for 10 minutes at 425 degrees, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees for 10 more minutes. Remove from oven and carefully lift the beans and foil of the top of the crust.
• 7. Place the crust back in the oven for three more minutes, uncovered, to dry out. Remove from oven and cool on rack, while you mix your custard. keep the oven at 375 degrees.
• 8. For the custard, place all of the ingredients in a food processor and mix until very smooth and homogenous. Pour into the slightly cooled crust.
• 9. Bake at 375 degrees about 25 minutes, or until set. Use a pie shield to prevent the edges of the crust from burning.
• 10. Cool pie an a rack. Chill a few hours. Let sit a room temp for 30 minutes, when you want to serve.

BROCCOLI CHEESE CUSTARD

Steps:

• * Cook broccoli in a small amount of boiling salted water until barely tender. Drain and put in a buttered shallow baking dish. * Beat eggs with milk, stir in cheese, salt and pepper. * Pour mixture over broccoli. Set baking dish in a pan with about an inch of hot water. * Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes, or until firm. * Sprinkle with paprika.

CUSTARD-STYLE MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni in a large pot of salted water, following package directions. Cook until tender. Rinse in cold water and drain well. Preheat the oven to 325° F. Grease a 10x7x2-inch casserole dish. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, and paprika. In the casserole dish, layer the cooked macaroni with 1 1/2 cups of the cheese; pour milk and egg mixture over all. Bake the casserole for 40 to 45 minutes, or until set in the center. In a small mixing bowl, combine remaining shredded cheese and crumbs. Spread over the casserole, then put under broiler to brown. Serves 4.

COTTAGE CHEESE AND EGG CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Place cottage cheese and eggs in a blender and run on medium speed for 1 minute or until fully combined.
• Add half of the cheddar cheese and blend for 10 seconds.
• Pour mixture into a bowl and fold in the remaining cheese and herbs or spinach (if using) with a spoon.
• Pour into four ramekins; place on cookie sheet and bake 40 to 45 minutes, until puffy and starting to brown.
• Serve warm in ramekins.

CHEESE CUSTARD

Steps:

• Grate the cheese finely.
• Beat the eggs, mix with two-thirds of the cheese and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat the milk and stir into the cheese mixture.
• Put into a 1.5 qt greased baking dish and cover with thin slices of bread and butter. Bake gently at 300 degrees until set, about 20-30 minutes.
• Cool slightly and sprinkle with the remainder of the cheese. Brown under the grill.

EGGS BENEDICT CUSTARD CUPS WITH HAM & CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. Beat together well the eggs and whipping cream. Add salt and pepper and gently stir in the ham and cheese.
• 2. Butter 4 custard cups and fill each with the egg mixture.
• 3. Bake at 250 degrees F for approximately 1 hour or until a knife inserted into center comes out clean.
• 4. Meanwhile prepare hollandaise mix according to package instructions.
• 5. Remove eggs from custard cups and place upside down on top of each of the 4 english muffin halves. Top each egg/muffin with hollandaise sauce.

PINA COLADA CHEESE CUSTARD CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350º F. Spray a 12-cup bundt pan thoroughly with no stick cooking spray.
• 2. In a small bowl, place caramel topping. Stir in rum and pour topping mixture into prepared bundt pan
• 3. Place cake mix, pineapple juice, canola oil and 3 eggs into large mixing bowl and blend with electric mixer until moistened. Beat with mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour cake batter into cake pan over caramel topping.
• 4. To make the custard, place softened cream cheese cubes and cream of coconut into a food processor bowl fitted with a metal blade; process for about 1 minute. Add condensed and evaporated milks into a food processor bowl and process until smooth, pulsing at first so it doesn't splatter..
• 5. Add remaining 3 eggs, one at a time, and and just process until smooth. Spoon cream cheese mixture over top of cake batter.
• 6. Spray a sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil with no stick cooking spray and cover the pan TIGHTLY with the foil - important! (or use non-stick foil)
• 7. Place the covered bundt pan into a larger pan with at least 2-inch sides and place on oven rack. Pour very hot water (heated to just below boiling) around bundt pan about half way up the bundt pan for a bain marie.
• 8. Bake in 350º oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove bundt cake from pan of water and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Remove the aluminum foil and invert cake onto a large platter. Cool completely at room temperature.
• 9. To garnish, sprinkle toasted coconut over top of . cake. Decorate with pineapple chunks and maraschino cherries, alternating them around top of cake. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.

SUMMER SQUASH CUSTARD WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Coat an 8 x 8-inch baking dish or 6 individual ramekins with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place the squash and onion in a large saucepan in enough water to cover them. Cook over medium-high heat, covered, until the squash are tender, about 15 minutes. Strain well and mash slightly with a potato masher or large fork.
• Add the goat cheese and butter while still hot and stir until melted.
• Mix in the cornmeal, eggs, milk, dill, sugar, salt, and pepper.
• Pour into baking dish or individual ramekins
• Bake for 40 minutes (35 minutes for the ramekins) or until golden brown on top.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

ONION CHEESE CUSTARD BREAD

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion in oil until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Set aside to cool. In a large bowl, combine buttermilk and egg. Stir in the biscuit mix, onion and 1/2 cup cheese. , Pour into a greased 9-in. round baking pan. Sprinkle with poppy seeds and remaining cheese. Drizzle with butter. , Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly. Cut into wedges.