Boiled egg custard

As I was paging through some of my Southern community cookbooks in search of inspiration for Dessert Week, I kept stumbling over various recipes for “boiled custard.” I consider myself pretty Southern, but boiled custard is not something I grew up eating, nor would I have wanted to with that awful sounding name.

Boiled Custard is a traditional holiday drink that is enjoyed in the South every Christmas. Cheap and easy to prepare, this is a family favorite!

When I was growing up, boiled custard was an annual part of our holidays. It was sold in the grocery store right next to the eggnog. I always thought it tasted just like melted vanilla

This Southern custard is easy to make with milk, eggs, sugar, and vanilla cooked on the stove until thick for a rich and creamy drink served chilled.

When I first started working as a chef, a good custard was the foundation of many of our restaurant desserts. We called it Crème Anglaise and it was a velvety, smooth sauce made from egg yolks, whole milk, cream, vanilla bean and sugar. You could flavour it with anything you liked such as cinnamon, nutmeg, chocolate, citrus, coffee or pistachio. These days I like to make them a little healthier, using less saturated fat and less sugar that's a lot kinder to the arteries. This custard is made…

Keto Custard Recipe - Super Easy Baked Egg Custard, Sweet & Creamy

Today I'd like to take a look at the humble custard. It requires very few ingredients and very little prep.

Grandma's baked custard whole and spoon