Egg custard, a luscious and versatile dish, has captivated taste buds for centuries. From the creamy richness of crème brûlée to the delicate comfort of baked custards, this velvety treasure can be transformed into a myriad of culinary delights. Whether you seek a classic dessert to grace your dinner table or a simple yet elegant brunch dish, the possibilities with egg custard are endless. Discover the secrets to creating the ultimate egg custard, as we delve into the art of mastering this culinary masterpiece.
Here are our top 20 tried and tested recipes!
EGG CUSTARD PIE III
I'm 78, and this was my grandmother's pie. Good served warmed up with whipped cream and a dash of nutmeg on top, or great served cold.
Provided by Pat
Categories Desserts Pies Custard and Cream Pie Recipes
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bake pie shell at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Combine melted butter or margarine, sugar, flour, milk, vanilla, and nutmeg. Add beaten eggs, and blend well. Pour filling into partially baked pie shell.
- Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 45 to 55 minutes, or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Do not overcook.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 313.1 calories, Carbohydrate 38.5 g, Cholesterol 87.4 mg, Fat 15.8 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 196.6 mg, Sugar 26.7 g
HOMEMADE BAKED EGG CUSTARD
This is the best egg custard tart I have ever made and tasted. You should check this out. Cheap and easy to make, too.
Provided by AMThornton
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European UK and Ireland English
Time 2h5m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease the bottom of a deep-dish pie plate.
- Beat butter, sugar, and egg in a bowl until creamy. Blend in flour to form a dough, using your hands to knead it together at the end.
- Roll pastry out on a lightly floured surface and place into the prepared pie plate so it covers the bottom and the sides.
- Beat eggs and sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer. Beat in vanilla extract. Gradually stir in cold milk until fully incorporated. Pour custard mixture over the pastry base and sprinkle with nutmeg.
- Bake in the preheated oven until custard is set and a sharp knife inserted near the centre comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely before serving, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 545.5 calories, Carbohydrate 64.4 g, Cholesterol 182.1 mg, Fat 27.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 10.2 g, SaturatedFat 16.4 g, Sodium 72.8 mg, Sugar 34.6 g
BLENDER EGG CUSTARD
Egg custard is an old Southern recipe. I think this one is foolproof and also quick and easy--just blend, pour into a pie plate and bake. I always have these staples on hand, so I can make this delicious custard at a moment's notice.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°. In a blender, combine all of the ingredients. Cover and process until well blended. Pour into a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 55-65 minutes. Serve warm or chilled. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts :
OLD TIME EGG CUSTARD
This is a very old recipe for egg custard. If you like cooking vintage recipes for a taste of the old life, this one is for you. You can also convert this recipe to make tarts or a pie. You can add nutmeg and other spices to taste, or you can bake a pie crust and pour custard into that as well.
Provided by MandaSuthrnChf
Categories Desserts Custards and Pudding Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Whisk eggs and sugar together in a large pot. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly. Stir in vanilla.
- Heat milk mixture over low heat, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon, about 30 minutes. Pour into a serving dish and allow to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 281.2 calories, Carbohydrate 36.3 g, Cholesterol 117.4 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Protein 11 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 132.7 mg, Sugar 36.3 g
EASY EGG CUSTARD
Categories Milk/Cream Dairy Egg Dessert Bake Vegetarian Cookie Kidney Friendly Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
- 2. Place six 4-ounce ovenproof cups (you can use ramekins, or coffee cups marked as oven-safe) in a deep baking pan just large enough to hold them.
- 3. In a medium saucepan, bring the milk to a simmer over medium-low heat.
- 4. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, yolks, sugar, and vanilla.
- 5. Slowly pour the egg mixture into the simmering milk, whisking gently to combine.
- 6. Pour the mixture through a fine strainer into the cups (if the strainer clogs, use a spoon to scrape it clean), then sprinkle lightly with the nutmeg.
- 7. Pour hot (not boiling) water into the pan until it reaches halfway up the sides of the cups.
- 8. Bake until the custard is just set (it can still be a little loose), 30 to 35 minutes.
- 9. Let the custard cool in the water bath for about 2 hours before serving.
RESTAURANT STYLE EGG CUSTARD PIE
Excellent Egg Custard Pie recipe that I've worked at forever to duplicate a popular restaurant's pie! I finally got it!
Provided by STEPHIKIN
Categories Desserts Pies Custard and Cream Pie Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C.)
- In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla. Mix just enough to incorporate all the ingredients. Set aside. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine milk and butter. Use a wire whisk and stir constantly until the milk begins to rise in the saucepan at a rapid boil - 5 to 8 minutes. NEVER stop stirring, or the milk will burn. Pour the hot mixture into the egg mixture, stirring as you pour.
- Line a 9 inch pan with dough. Pour custard mixture into crust. Protect the edges of crust with a ring of aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Filling will appear slightly jiggly. Allow to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.2 calories, Carbohydrate 25.8 g, Cholesterol 110.5 mg, Fat 16.3 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 6.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 207 mg, Sugar 15.5 g
OLD-FASHIONED BAKED EGG CUSTARD TART WITH NUTMEG
A taste of my childhood, my grandmother made the most amazing Egg Custard, as we used to call it! In the absence of lard, or if you are vegetarian, use a white vegetable cooking fat, but NOT margarine, as the white fat gives the pastry its crispness. Serve this tart at room temperature with cream or just "naked"! You can buy these delectable little tarts in most British bakeries, but they always taste better when they have been made at home. This old-fashioned custard tart needs a thick, wobbly filling, so I've used a round tin with sloping sides and a rim, which gives a good depth. The nutmeg is very important to the flavour, so always use it freshly grated and grate it on to a piece of foil, which helps when you have to sprinkle it on quickly when it goes into the oven.
Provided by French Tart
Categories Tarts
Time 1h30m
Yield 1 Large Custard Tart, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- To make the pastry, first of all sift the flour with the pinch of salt into a large bowl, holding the sieve up high to give it a good airing. Then add the lard and butter and, using only your fingertips, lightly and gently rub the fat into the flour, again lifting the mixture up high all the time to give it a good airing.
- When everything is crumbly, sprinkle in about 1 tablespoon of cold water. Start to mix the pastry with a knife and then finish off with your hands, adding a few more drops of water, till you have a smooth dough that leaves the bowl clean. Then pop the pastry into a polythene bag and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven to gas mark 5, 375°F (190°C) and pop the baking sheet in to pre-heat on the centre shelf.
- After that, roll the pastry out into a circle on a surface lightly dusted with flour, giving it quarter turns to keep its round shape; it's a good idea at this stage to put the tin lightly on top of the pastry - the size needs to be 1 inch (2.5 cm) bigger all round. Now transfer it, rolling it over the pin, to the tin, and press it lightly and firmly around the base, sides and rim. Now take a sharp knife and trim the overlapping pastry. Then press the rim of the pastry so that about ¼ inch (5 mm) overlaps the edge.
- Next, roll the trimmings and cut out about 24 leaves, making veins in them with the blunt side of the knife. Now brush the whole surface of the pastry case with some of the beaten eggs, arranging the leaves all around the rim, overlapping them. Brush these, too, with beaten egg. Now prick the base of the tart with a fork, then place it on the baking sheet and bake on the centre shelf for 20 minutes, until the pastry is crisp and golden. Check after 4 minutes to make sure that the pastry isn't rising up in the centre. If it is, prick it again a couple of times, pressing it back down with your hands. After 20 minutes, remove it from the oven, leaving the baking sheet there, and reduce the temperature to gas mark 3, 325°F(170°C).
- Now place the cream in a saucepan and bring it up to a gentle simmer, then whisk the beaten eggs and sugar together in a large heatproof jug using a balloon whisk - but not too vigorously because you don't want to make bubbles. Then pour the hot liquid over the beaten eggs, add the vanilla extract and half the nutmeg and whisk briefly again.
- Now place the pie tin back on the baking tray with the oven shelf half out and have ready the rest of the grated nutmeg on a piece of foil. Carefully pour the filling into the pastry case (it will be very full) and scatter the rest of the nutmeg all over, then dot with the softened butter and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes, until the filling is golden brown, firm in the centre and slightly puffed up. Serve it warm or slightly cooled at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 449.4, Fat 31.7, SaturatedFat 17.4, Cholesterol 250.3, Sodium 141.6, Carbohydrate 32.6, Fiber 1, Sugar 10.3, Protein 8.9
CLASSIC EGG CUSTARD PIE WITH LOTS OF NUTMEG
Old-fashioned yet quietly innovative, this custard pie juxtaposes two ordinarily opposing forces -- satisfyingly creamy and ethereally light -- within a single filling. It's also unsparing with the spice and all the better as a result.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 1/8-inch-thick round. Fit into a 9-by-2-inch round fluted tart pan with a removable bottom. Line with parchment, and fill shell with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove beans and parchment, and bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
- With the tip of a paring knife, scrape seeds from vanilla bean into a saucepan, and add pod. Add cream and milk, and bring to a simmer. Remove pan from heat, and cover. Let stand for 10 minutes.
- Whisk together yolks and granulated sugar in a large bowl until pale and thick, about 2 minutes. Still whisking, add warm cream mixture in a slow, steady stream. Add arrowroot and nutmeg. Whisk until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve into cooled crust. Skim foam from surface.
- Bake until edges of filling are set but center is still slightly wobbly, about 40 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours (or overnight). Before serving, unmold, sprinkle with nutmeg, and dust with confectioners' sugar.
EGG CUSTARD PIE I
A custard pie without a shell. A great southern delight!
Provided by Donna Shanks
Categories Desserts Pies Custard and Cream Pie Recipes
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In no specific order, mix all of the ingredients together in a mixer or blender.
- Butter a pie pan, dust with flour, and add mixture. Cook for 30 minutes at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) or until golden. Tastes good hot or cold.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 233.3 calories, Carbohydrate 30.8 g, Cholesterol 94.9 mg, Fat 9.8 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 107.2 mg, Sugar 30.1 g
MICROWAVED ' BAKED' EGG CUSTARD
A quick easy egg custard for times when comfort food is needed. **Note.....This recipe is for a 700wt microwave. For other wattage ovens check your book that came with it for guidelines. For my new Panasonic 1200wt oven which has 1-10 power levels, I heat milk on Hi (100%power) for the 3mins then for cooking I use P3 (30% power)and cook at this level for 5mins, stir, then cook another 5 mins at P3, then leave to stand covered for 5mins. As all ovens are different this is a guide only. Experiments may be needed to get the best result.
Provided by Jen T
Categories Dessert
Time 12m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a microwave safe jug heat the milk for 3 minutes on high.
- In a bowl beat the eggs,sugar and vanilla together then whisk into the milk.
- Stirring all the time strain this mix into a 2L microwave (20cm round) dish and sprinkle with nutmeg.
- Cook on 1/2 (50%)power for 4 minutes. Stir and then cook on 1/2(50%) power for another 5 minutes.
- Stand 5 minutes.
- Serve warm or at room temperature on its own or with fruit and whipped cream.
- Cooking time may vary depending on your microwave.
- NOTE: This is for a 700w microwave. See my introduction above if using a 1200wt microwave.
GRANDMA'S EASY EGG CUSTARD PIE RECIPE...CIN
My Grandmother used to make egg custard pies for me `cause they were my fav, and she loved them too.
Provided by Straws Kitchen(*o *)
Categories Pies
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Wisk all ingredients together, pour into a 9 1/2" deep dish pie plate lined with an unbaked pie pastry crust. Bake at 340 dF for approximately 1-hr 10-min or until set in the middle. Cover the pastry crust edges with a pie shield or foil after being in oven about 30 minutes; so it does not get tooo brown.
- 2. *NOTE: I wanted to use sour milk instead so... I made 'sour milk' by adding 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice (can also use distilled white vinegar) in a 4-cup measuring vessel and adding the whole milk. Just gave it a stir and let set about 15 minutes to thicken and looked like it was begining to curdle.
QUICK EGG CUSTARD
Comfort food good warm or cold. Can make as a pie as well. Baking time is reduced because milk is scalded beforehand.
Provided by mammamia 2
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix well: eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla.
- SLOWLY stir in scalded milk.
- Butter small baking pan (I'm sorry, I can't tell you exactly what size as I always triple this recipe for my large family).
- Pour mixture into pan.
- Dash nutmeg over top.
- Bake at 475F for 5 minutes; Then reduce heat to 425F and bake for 10 minutes longer, or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
- If making a pie, pour into 9" pie shell. Let pie set.
S & W CAFETERIA EGG CUSTARD PIE
This recipe was originally published in the Charlotte Observer sometime in the 1960s. I recently found it going through some of my Mother's recipe clippings and knew I had to make it again, as much for the memories as the taste of this great southern tradition. I lost my Mother in 2002, but going to the S&W in Asheville on Saturdays for lunch with my parents will always remain a special memory for me. Mother, without fail, had the Egg Custard Pie as it was one of the very few desserts she actually enjoyed.
Provided by Gibson Girl
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 40m
Yield 1 pie, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine sugar, butter and salt, add eggs and mix well on low speed of your mixer or with a whisk, beat in milk, nutmeg and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour into unbaked pie crust.
- Bake at 425 - 30- 40 minutes or until the edges are set and the middle is still jiggly.
- Remove from oven and cool at room temperature.
EGG CUSTARD
This is one of my favorite foods when I am feeling blah. It is sweet and comforting and full of mild protein. Use custard cups or one casserole bowl.
Provided by The Angerers
Categories Desserts Custards and Pudding Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Whisk milk, eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla together in a bowl until completely combined. Pour egg mixture into 6 custard cups; sprinkle tops with nutmeg. Place cups in a baking pan and fill pan with enough hot water to reach halfway up the sides of the custard cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven until custards are set, about 1 hour. Cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.4 calories, Carbohydrate 20.7 g, Cholesterol 68.5 mg, Fat 3.3 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 56.7 mg, Sugar 20.7 g
EGG CUSTARD TARTS WITH BANANAS AND CARAMEL
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 12-portion nonstick muffin tin with melted butter.
- Cut circles out of the pie crusts using a 3 1/2-inch plain cutter and transfer them to the cups of the muffin tin. Press the dough evenly into the edges of each muffin cup, lining the sides. Whisk the milk, confectioners' sugar, egg yolks and egg together in a large glass measuring cup until smooth.
- Carefully pour the milk-sugar mixture into each crust, leaving 1/8 inch at the top. Bake in the center of the oven until the pastry begins to brown, the filling is set but still jiggles, and a toothpick inserted into the center of a tart comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing.
- Meanwhile, combine the brown sugar with 2 tablespoons water in a small saucepan over medium heat and stir until completely melted. Stir in the butter and cinnamon until melted and smooth. Remove from the heat and cool.
- To serve, arrange about 5 banana slices on top of each tart, overlapping them in a flower petal pattern. Serve the tarts immediately with caramel sauce drizzled over the top.
BAKED EGG CUSTARD WITH GRUYèRE AND CHIVES
This is so easy yet makes impressive an impressive main dish (especially for brunch). As it bakes, the Gruyère melts into the nutmeg-scented egg and milk mixture, and takes on a light, quiche-like creaminess. From Gourmet Magazine (Dec. 2008).
Provided by blucoat
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter a 2-quart shallow baking dish (2 inches deep).
- Sprinkle Gruyère and chives evenly in dish.
- Blend eggs, milk, cream cheese, and nutmeg in a blender with 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt until smooth.
- Pour egg mixture over Gruyère and chives in dish and bake until puffed, set, and golden, 35 to 45 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 281.6, Fat 21.4, SaturatedFat 11, Cholesterol 314.2, Sodium 238.6, Carbohydrate 3.2, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 3.1, Protein 18.6
MA HANNAH'S FAMOUS OLD FASHIONED EGG CUSTARD
My husband's Mother made these pies and gave them away to the grieving or friends in Griffin Georgia. She was know in Griffin as "The Pie Lady."
Provided by Nita Holleman
Categories Pie
Time 2h
Yield 7 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees fht.
- Place the pie shell into the pie dish according to the package* directions.
- In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, nutmeg and salt.
- In another bowl beat eggs well.
- Heat the milk to scalding point (just under, but not to boiling point).
- Butter may be added to it and melted when milk is heated.
- Add the beaten eggs to the dry ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Add the milk and butter.
- Pour all the mixture into the pie shell.
- Place the pan in a larger pan with about 3/4 inches water in the larger pan.
- Bake at 400 degrees fht.
- for 10 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to 325 degrees fht.
- for about 30 minutes longer or until firm.
- "Enjoywhile warm if possible and share.
- "Ma Hannah.
- *Ma made her own pie crusts, but I use Pillsbury® Refrigerated Pie Crusts.
- **Please use Butter only!
- SOFT MARGARINE will NOT work in this recipe.
BRAZILIAN BOM-BOCADO (EGG CUSTARD)
I have not translated the name of this little Portuguese-Brazilian pastry because there is not an English equivalent, at least that I know. The translation would be 'good bite.' It is a dessert that brings up childhood memories; my mom would always make it! It's very easy and quick to make.
Provided by Alessandra Kanawati
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American South American Brazilian
Time 40m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a mini cupcake mold with butter and coat with sugar.
- Mix condensed milk, shredded coconut, eggs, and Parmesan cheese together in a bowl until combined. Pour coconut mixture into prepared cupcake mold, filling each cup to 3/4 full.
- Place cupcake mold into a roasting pan about 1 inch larger than the cupcake mold. Pour hot tap water into the roasting pan until it is halfway up the sides of the cupcake mold, about 1 inch.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the coconut mixture is golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack until the custard can easily be removed from the mold. Place custards into mini paper muffin cup liners.
- Refrigerate until chilled.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 147 calories, Carbohydrate 19.1 g, Cholesterol 43.1 mg, Fat 6.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 58.3 mg, Sugar 18.5 g
BAKED EGG CUSTARD
Make and share this Baked Egg Custard recipe from Food.com.
Provided by DoryJean54
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Bring milk just to a boil and add beaten eggs and remaining ingredients.
- Whisk well.
- Pour into a buttered casserole dish and bake in a 350* preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- Enjoy.
GRANDMA'S EGG CUSTARD PIE RECIPE - (4.7/5)
Provided by 4533_rj
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 2. Mix together eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla. Stir well. Blend in the scalded milk. 3. Line pie pan with pastry, and brush inside bottom and sides of shell with egg white to help prevent a soggy crust. Pour custard mixture into piecrust. Sprinkle with nutmeg. 4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on rack.
Tips:
- Use fresh eggs. Fresh eggs will give your custard a richer flavor and texture.
- Temper your eggs. Tempering your eggs means slowly adding hot liquid to them while whisking constantly. This will prevent the eggs from curdling.
- Use a double boiler. A double boiler is a great way to cook custard because it helps to prevent the custard from curdling. If you don't have a double boiler, you can create one by placing a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.
- Cook the custard until it has thickened. The custard is done cooking when it has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Let the custard cool before serving. The custard will continue to thicken as it cools. Let it cool for at least 30 minutes before serving.
- Serve the custard with your favorite toppings. Some popular toppings for custard include fruit, whipped cream, and caramel.
Conclusion:
Custard is a delicious and versatile dessert that can be enjoyed in many different ways. With a few simple tips, you can make a perfect custard every time. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, give custard a try.
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