Talk about comfort food! This quick and easy recipe came in handy to serve Tori after her dental surgery last week.The great thing about this dish is that it is prepared from items that we usually keep on hand. All of the kids wished that they could have some because we all love pudding. I am thinking that this would be nice as an after dinner desert, easily whipped up in the evening. The texture is not as nice as store bought pudding mix, but the simplicity and freshness of the ingredients make up for that. The next time we make it, I will experiment with slightly less corn starch to reduce the thickness.
This is the recipe for Vanilla Custard. In a saucepan, combine 1 and 1/3 cup sugar, 2/3 cup cornstarch (you could try slightly less), 6 eggs and 5 cups of milk. Cook over medium heat while stirring until mixture thickens. Remove from heat, add 4 Tbs of real butter and 2 Tsp.of vanilla. We enjoyed this custard a lot and it must be nutritious with all these healthy and inexpensive ingredients.
