Simple Egg Custard

Egg custard has been made and changed for many centuries. There are many variations such as flan, crème brûlée, and countless others. Many of these require different techniques and equipment. However, this instructable will show you how to make your own egg custard that is as good or even better than the ones you find in classy restaurants. 

Step 1: Ingredients

To make this delicious recipe you will need:

• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups of milk (NOT heavy cream)
• 3 tablespoon of sugar (plus 1 1/2 table spoon to make the caramelized sugar)
• Enough water to fill the pot that you're going to steam the custard in

Comments

[shadow4742]

i did exactly as you said the in instrutable, and the custard never even hardend. i put the temp on high afterwards, still didnt come out even resulted to sticking the bouls in the water and it still didnt come out.

[Chrystalkay]

Try heating the milk to a small boil first... similar to the way you make custard pie. Then whisk the beaten eggs into the milk and pour into your bowls. This worked for me the second time. Also, you may have used smaller eggs. Try using less milk if you use small eggs. They are what gives the set up of the custard.

[jen7714]

Did you steam the custard long enough? This does take a while to cook. How exactly did you prepare your pan? I used a wire rack on the bottom. I hope I can help.

[LaLasha]

try a pressure cooker it cut the cook time down to about 15 min

[jen7714]

Cool idea! I've never tried that but thanks for the tip :)

[canida]

Wow, that looks delicious!

[jen7714]

Thank you!