Lee’s Vanilla Custard

Vanilla Custard

There’s nothing more soothing and indulgent than rich, velvety custard, but the traditional version of white sugar and cream can leave your tummy tied up in knots. My version supplies the exact satisfaction custard should induce, but free of any awkward digestive complaints.

Makes: 375mL

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Vanilla Custard

By: Lee Holmes

There’s nothing more soothing and indulgent than rich, velvety custard. This version has a healthy, tummy-friendly twist. Try it tonight.


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Ingredients

  • 185mL filtered water
  • 1 tsp powdered gelatine
  • 3 eggs
  • 8 drops liquid stevia or sweetener of choice
  • 125g unsalted organic butter, softened
  • 1½ tsp alcohol-free vanilla extract

Method


  • Pour water into small saucepan and sprinkle gelatine over top. Set aside for a minute or until gelatine softens.
  • Put saucepan over medium heat and stir constantly with wooden spoon for 2–3 mins or until gelatine has dissolved.
  • Pour gelatine mixture into blender, then add eggs, stevia, butter and vanilla. Blend on low speed for 2 mins or until pale and thick.
  • Spoon custard into airtight container and chill in fridge. Stir before using. Custard will keep in fridge for 3 days.
  • Note: To make chai custard, add ¼ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg and ⅓ tsp ground cardamom.

  

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Lee Holmes

Lee Holmes

Lee Holmes is a nutritionist, yoga and meditation teacher, wholefoods chef, Lifestyle Food Channel’s Healthy Eating Expert, blogger and author of the best-selling books Supercharged Food: Eat Your Way to Health, Supercharged Food: Eat Yourself Beautiful, Eat Clean, Green and Vegetarian, Heal your Gut, Eat Right for Your Shape and Supercharged Food for Kids.

Lee’s food philosophy is all about S.O.L.E. food: sustainable, organic, local and ethical. Her main goal is to alter the perception that cooking fresh, wholesome, nutrient-rich meals is difficult, complicated and time-consuming. From posting recipes, her passion to share her autoimmune disease story and help others has snowballed and the blog has recently taken home the overall prize at the Bupa Health Influencer Awards as well as the best blog in the Healthy Eating category. She also runs a four-week online Heal Your Gut program.

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