Vanilla Custard Sauce

This basic dessert sauce is perfect on fruit, topping cake, or included in your favorite trifle recipe.

Vanilla Custard Sauce

Ingredients

  • 6 (120 g) egg yolks
  • 1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream
  • ½ cup (120 ml) whole milk
  • ¼ cup (35 g) all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon (0.12 teaspoon) salt, optional
  • 1 Tablespoon (1 Tablespoon) vanilla extract
  • 1 Tablespoon (1 Tablespoon) butter

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
  2. Select Variable 1.
  3. Start the machine and slowly increase to its highest speed.
  4. Blend for 6 minutes or until heavy steam escapes from the vented lid.

Ingredients

  • 6 large pasteurized egg yolks
  • 1½ cup (360 ml) half & half
  • ½ cup (120 ml) whole milk
  • ¼ cup (30 g) all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt, optional
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) vanilla extract
  • 1 Tablespoon butter, room temperature

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
  2. Select Variable 1.
  3. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
  4. Blend for 6 minutes or until heavy steam escapes from the vented lid.