Vanilla Custard Filling Recipe

Make this easy vanilla custard filling with just a few simple ingredients for a silky and rich way to enhance your desserts, or simply enjoy topped with your favorite fruit.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: custard filling, easy custard recipe, homemade custard recipe, recipe for custard, simple custard recipe, simple egg custard recipe

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Cool: 2

Total Time: 2 15

Servings: servings

Calories: 365kcal

Author: Donnalea

Equipment

saucepan

whisk

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
¼ cup sugar
3 Tablespoons cornstarch
1 whole vanilla bean
3 large egg yolks whisked
2 Tablespoons butter
pinch salt optional

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, combine ¼ cup sugar, 3 Tablespoons cornstarch, and a pinch salt (if using). Stir in 1 cup heavy cream.
Gently massage 1 whole vanilla bean, then cut lengthwise to expose the vanilla pulp. Add the pulp and the bean to the saucepan.
Heat mixture until warm, but not boiling.
In a small bowl, whisk 3 large egg yolksemper them into the cream mixture by slowly whisking a ¼ cup warm cream into the egg yolks.
Whisk the warmed egg yolk mixture into the saucepan. Return saucepan to medium heat and simmer until thickened.
Remove from heat and stir in 2 Tablespoons butter Cover with plastic wrap to avoid the custard from forming a skin on the top.
Refrigerate for 2 hours before using to fill cake layers or cupcakes.

Notes

This recipe will fill 36 cupcakes, or 2 8 inch cake layers.

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