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Crème anglaise: photo of the dish
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Sauces & basics

Crème anglaise

The vanilla custard sauce that coats a spoon, perfect for floating islands and molten cakes.

  • 20 min
  • 4 servings
  • Easy
  • Budget-friendly
  • French

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Nutrition facts

209 kcal per serving

Protein
7.6 g
Carbohydrates
26.5 g
of which sugars
26.3 g
Fat
8 g
of which saturated fat
3.3 g
Fiber
0 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Infuse the vanilla in the hot milk.
  2. Whisk the yolks and sugar, then pour the milk over them.
  3. Return to low heat, stirring, until the custard coats the spoon (83 °C), without boiling.
  4. Strain and cool quickly.

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