Name: Liqueur custard
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 cup (500ml) milk; 300 millilitre thickened cream; 1 vanilla bean, split; 6 egg yolks; 1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar; 2 tablespoon orange-flavoured liqueur such as cointreau

Liqueur custard

Make your custard adults-only by giving it a kick with the liqueur of your choice. We've chosen orange flavoured liqueur for this recipe, but brandy, drambuie or even rum would work, too.

Makes 3.5 Cup

Cook

35M

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Ingredients

2 cup (500ml) milk

300 millilitre thickened cream

1 vanilla bean, split

6 egg yolks

1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar

2 tablespoon orange-flavoured liqueur such as cointreau

Method

1.Combine milk, cream and vanilla bean in medium saucepan; heat until just below boiling point. Stand 15 minutes; remove vanilla bean.

2.Beat egg yolks and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until thick and creamy. Gradually whisk hot milk mixture into egg mixture.

3.Return milk mixture to pan, stir over low heat, without boiling, until custard thickens and coats the back of a metal spoon. Stir in liqueur.

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