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Creamy Baked Custard

Both easy to mix up and fast to pull together, baked custard is a simple but satisfying dessert.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword baked custard, individual custards, simple baked dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste or scrape seed from a vanilla bean pod
  • Grated nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325F.

  2. Whisk together in a large bowl the eggs, sugar and salt.

  3. Warm the milk over medium heat until warm, just starting to bubble on the edges. DO NOT boil.

  4. Add a small amount of the milk to the eggs and whisk in. Continue to add small amounts, whisking in between, to temper the eggs so they don't start to cook. About half way through all the rest of the milk may be poured in. Stir to dissolve the sugar and salt.

  5. Add the vanilla, or scrape the seed from a vanilla bean and stir in.

  6. Sprinkle nutmeg on top.

  7. Put the bowl into a water bath (a pan partially filled with warm water)

  8. Bakes 325F for 70-80 minutes for a bowl, or 45-55 minutes for individual ramekins. Test for doneness with a sharp knife, which should come out clean.