Best Delightful Baked Custard Recipes

BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine eggs, sugar, spices and vanilla. Blend in milk. Pour into a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Place baking dish in a cake pan in oven; add 1 in. water to pan. , Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until a knife inserted near middle comes out clean.

BEST EVER BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• heat oven to 325*F.
• in medium bowl gradually whisk sugar into egg yolks.
• gradually whisk remaining ingredients except nutmeg into egg mixture.
• pour into 6 (6oz) custard cups or ramekins.
• place custard cups in 13x9 baking pan. fill around custard cups with 1inch of warm water.
• sprinkle top of custard cups with nutmeg.
• bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• serve warm.

BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Combine eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla in a bowl, mixing until smooth.
• Pour into six ramekin dishes or custard cups.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• In a large baking dish filled half-way up with water, place custard cups.
• Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until knife comes out clean when inserted into middle of one of the custards.
• Refrigerate until serving time.

OLD-FASHIONED BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Adjust oven rack to center position. Lightly butter (or use non-fat vegetable spray) six (6-ounce) custard cups and set them into a large baking dish.
• If cooking custards in a metal pan, cover the bottom of the pan with a layer of newspaper to ensure an even temperature on the bottom.
• In a large bowl, combine egg whites, sugar, Splenda, vanilla extract, and salt; beat until sugar and Splenda are dissolved.
• Mix in hot milk, a little at a time, until blended.
• Pour egg mixture into prepared custard cups.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon.
• Bring the water for the water bath to a light simmer on top of the stove; carefully pour hot water into the baking pan to come half-way cup the sides of the custard cups.
• NOTE: The most common mistake people make in baking a custard is not putting enough water in the hot-water bath.
• The water should come up to the level of the custard inside the cups.
• You must protect your custard from the heat.
• Carefully pour hot water into the baking pan to come halfway cup the sides of the custard cups.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until set around the edges but still loose in the center.
• The cooking time will depend largely on the size of the custard cup you are using, but begin checking at 20 minutes and check back regularly.
• When the center of the custard is just set, it will jiggle a little when shaken, that's when you can remove it from the oven.
• Remove from oven and immediately remove cups from water bath; cool on wire rack until room temperature.
• Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.

BAKED CUSTARD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt with wire whisk or fork. Gradually stir in milk. Pour into six 6-ounce custard cups. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Place cups in 13x9-inch pan on oven rack. Pour very hot water into pan to within 1/2 inch of tops of cups (see box, below).
• Bake about 45 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean. Remove cups from water. Cool about 30 minutes. Unmold and serve warm, or refrigerate and unmold before serving. Store covered in refrigerator.