Creme Anglaise for Apricot Pudding

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Yield:
2 cups

Use this Creme Anglaise to make our Apricot Pudding for a decadent dessert.

Ingredients

  • 4 large egg yolks

  • 3 tablespoons sugar

  • Pinch of salt

  • 1 ¼ cups whole milk

  • ¾ cup heavy cream

  • ½ vanilla bean, halved lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved

Directions

  1. Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Whisk egg yolks, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl until combined; set aside.

  2. Put milk, cream, vanilla bean, and seeds into a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat to low. Pour half of hot-milk mixture into reserved yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Pour mixture back into pan.

  3. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture coats the back of a spoon. Pour through a fine sieve into a metal bowl set in ice-water bath; discard solids. Let stand; stirring occasionally, until cold, about 20 minutes.

Cook's Notes

Creme anglaise can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 4 days.

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