Recipes for crème anglaise vary quite a bit in their proportions of milk, cream, eggs, and sugar (some use no cream at all). This is our favorite because it’s neither too rich nor too milky, and it’s thickened enough without tasting too eggy.

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Name: Crème Anglaise (Vanilla Custard Sauce)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups whole milk; 3/4 cup heavy cream; 1/8 tsp. table salt; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 1 vanilla bean; 4 large egg yolks

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INGREDIENTS

1-1/4 cups whole milk
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/8 tsp. table salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 vanilla bean
4 large egg yolks

-3/4 to 2 cups.

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Crème Anglaise (Vanilla Custard Sauce)

1-1/4 cups whole milk
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/8 tsp. table salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 vanilla bean
4 large egg yolks

Combine the milk, cream, salt, and about half of the sugar in a heavy-based saucepan that holds at least 2 quarts. Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Add both the seeds and the bean to the milk mixture. Bring just to a simmer over medium- high heat. Remove from the heat and let steep for 15 minutes, stirring frequently to keep a skin from forming.

Fill a large bowl with a few inches of ice water. Have ready a smaller metal bowl that will fit into the ice-water bowl, and a fine sieve. Reheat the milk mixture over medium-low heat until hot

but not simmering. Meanwhile, in a medium heatproof bowl, whisk together the yolks and the remaining sugar. When the milk is hot, whisk about 1/2 cup into the yolks, and then whisk the yolk mixture back into the milk. Cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the sauce thickens ever so slightly and passes the spoon test. The temperature should be about 175°F. Immediately strain the sauce into the waiting metal bowl and set the bowl in the ice bath. Stir occasionally until the sauce is cool. Press a piece of plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the sauce (to prevent a skin from forming), and refrigerate for up to three days.

When first combined, the sauce is too thin to coat the back of a spoon dipped into the sauce.

Once it's cooked long enough, the sauce thickens just enough to coat the back of the spoon and hold a line drawn through it with a finger.

Customizing your crème anglaise

With the addition of a single ingredient, crème anglaise takes on a new identity. In fact, from one batch of crème anglaise, you can make several new sauces. Add a little of your favorite flavor extract to taste, or try one of these combinations. The amounts given here are only guidelines; feel free to adjust them to suit your tastes.

Clockwise from top: Limon, Hazelnut-Vanilla, Raspberry-Vanilla, Espresso, Chocolatey Vanilla.

Variations

For every 1/2 cup of crème anglaise, add:

Raspberry-Vanilla Sauce:

2 Tbs. puréed and strained fresh or frozen raspberriesHazelnut-Vanilla Sauce: 3/4 tsp. Frangelico (or try another liqueur)Espresso Sauce: 3/4 tsp. instant espresso powder dissolved in 1/4 tsp. warm waterLimon Sauce: 1/2 tsp. finely grated mixed lime and lemon zest (or try other citrus zests)Chocolatey Vanilla Sauce: 1/2 tsp. Dutch-processed cocoa

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Serving Size: 1 -3/4 to 2 cups. (1
Recipe Makes: 1-3/4 to 2 c

Calories: 5592
Calories from Fat: 4298 (77%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 477.5g	637 %
	Saturated Fat 183g	915 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 204g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 70.3g
Cholesterol 20291.1mg		6243 %
Sodium 1154mg		40 %
Potassium 1927mg		51 %
Total Carbohydrate 62.7g		18 %
	Dietary Fiber 0g	0 %
	Sugars, other 62.7g
Protein 261.9g		374 %
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