Vanilla Sauce For Bread Pudding, Desserts (Eggless Custard)
This homemade egg free custard recipe using cornstarch gives you a smooth and delicious eggless vanilla custard which is so simple to prepare and can be enjoyed as a quick and easy dessert on its own or use this custard as a base for homemade egg free desserts like ice creams or use it as an easy, delicious vanilla sauce for puddings like bread pudding.
In a bowl, mix together the cornstarch and few spoons of whole milk until well mixed without any lumps.
Add the remaining milk to a saucepan, add the cornstarch mixture and add sugar and vanilla extract, mix well.
Heat in medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture starts to thicken.
Turn off the stove as the mixture thickens, transfer from the hot stove and allow the mixture to cool down. The egg free vanilla custard using cornstarch is ready which can be used as a base or sauce for bread puddings or ice creams or similar desserts.
Notes
You may enjoy this chilled or warm as you like.Keep in mind that the custard thickens as it cools down so if you want to use this as a sauce for your bread pudding, it is a good idea to use it before it thickens or you can always adjust the consistency of the custard by adding little more chilled milk (make sure to mix in well with the sauce if you are adding more milk).