vanilla coffee custard, originally uploaded by pearlyn83.
This custard is a must try for coffee lovers. The flavours blend really well together to bring out the aroma and fragrance of coffee. We served it with the Mocha Tart and since there were leftovers, I made an Apple Crumble which tasted equally as nice with it.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cream
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
- 6 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup caster sugar
- 1 tbsp instant coffee
Method:
- Bring cream and vanilla to just boil in a saucepan.
- Place yolks, sugar and coffee in a bowl and whisk well.
- Gradually add the cream mixture and whisk well.
- Return mixture to saucepan and stir over low heat till custard thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon.
- Allow to cool, cling wrap and refrigerate till ready to serve.
I love this recipe!
What a great twist on the usual vanilla custard – and I can see those flavours really complementing each other.
I’ll be trying this as soon as possible.
Thanks.
Hi Gemma,
Glad you found this recipe interesting. Let me know what’s the outcome after you’ve tried it. Always interested to know what others think.
Cheers!
Well said. I would be happy to read anything else you might contribute on this subject.
Hi Gemma,
This looks fantastic. I am looking for a vanilla custard type recipe which i can use as a sauce and which has a reasonable shelf life. Am a bit concerned that traditional custard recipies which use eggs would go off after a coupl of days. Am thinking about trying soya bean custard and flavouring that with vanilla – do you have any ideas??
Kind regards
Glenn