Real Custard Recipe with Bourbon Vanilla

Beat the egg yolks lightly in a small-medium heat proof bowl. Heat the milk, sugar and vanilla pod in a pan until hot, but don’t let it boil.

Remove the Fairtrade vanilla pod and whisk the mixture briskly into the beaten egg yolks.

Now place the bowl over a pan of hot water and cook stirring continuously until the mixture thickens. This will take somewhere between 20 and 25 minutes, but it is worth waiting for in my opinion.

I know you can microwave it in seconds, but I leave it over to you as to whether you reckon that it’s worth the time and effort.