Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2012

I used less sugar as per comments and used a bit less vanilla, and subbed cornstarch for the flour (what I had). I also used a different technique. I mixed my starch and sugar and added the milk, brought it to a boil to thicken it, mixed in a bit with the yolks and added all back to pan and cooked for another minute, adding the butter and vanilla after removing from heat. I'm using it as a filling for Boston Cream Pie.

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Wendy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Living In: Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2011

Extremely sweet! Would definitely cut sugar in half the next time. I also used half-n-half in place of the milk. I found the cooking the combined mixture over the boiling water unnecessary and time consuming. After about a minute I emptied the contents of the bowl back into the small saucepan and cooked the mixture on low heat - whisking constantly. It was cooked and thickened in an instant - and smooth as silk. I also added about a tablespoon of Gran Marnier to the cream for a bit more fun. I used the cream between baked puff pastry squares and then proceeded with sweetened strawberries, real whipped cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce for a fabulous dessert!

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Bassetmom

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Lorain, Ohio, USA

Living In: Woodstock, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2010

i make this same recipe all the time but I use corn startch instead of flour and always cook it in the microwave so much easier and won't burn I cook it 3 minutes then sir and cook for another 2 minutes and stir again if it needs more time then I put it back in for another minute . very simple

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bingobev39

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Homer City, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2010

YUM! This was perfect! I doubled the recipe to use as a filling to Heavenly White Cake (also on AR) and put fresh sliced strawberries on top of the custard in between the cake layers. I did use cornstarch instead of flour and I didn't use the double boiler. I just tempered the egg yolks with the hot milk mixture then added back to the pot and whisked and kept whisking and not a lump was found. There was a bit left over and I ate the next day with the left over fresh strawberries. So fantastic, thank you for sharing!

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Ingalyn

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: San Leandro, California, USA

Living In: Discovery Bay, California, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2009

I think I was expecting a lot more than I got and was disappointed in the recipe. Will try again and rate hopefully higher!

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Brown sugar

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2009

This was very good. I made it a second time with 1/2 cup of Heavy Cream and 1/2 cups of Whole Milk. Much richer...very, very good. Great filling for Boston Cream Pie.

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hartfordPatrick

Reviewed: May 23, 2009

Fantastic! Creamy and sweet. I balked at 1 tbsp vanilla, but it's fantastic. I bet you could use heavy cream in place of milk or some combination of the two. Mmmm. I made this a second time because I had tons of leftover egg yolks from the Heavenly Angel Food Cake recipe on this site so I made double this recipe and tried different flavors. 1 tsp cocoa powder per cup of custard was the best flavor combination I found; banana and almond extract added in was just okay. I don't care much for how long it takes to thicken - 30 min for me and a lot of stirring - but anyways thanks for a great recipe!

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Heidi

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Living In: Lima, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2008

I used half the amount of sugar listed and half the vanilla. (seemed like a lot to me...) I think the flour gave this pudding a slightly starchy taste, so I'm going to try using half the amount of cornstarch next time.

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mayura

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2008

My first batch took forever in the double boiler and wasn't going to be big enough to fill my pie shell. The second time around I doubled the recipe, added 2 tsp cornstarch to the flour and cooked it in the saucepan, without the double boiler. It thickened very very fast and turned out great! I used a whisk while stirring to keep it from clumping.

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Emily

Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2008

Loved it, reduced the sugar like sugessted, lowered the vanilla to 1 teaspoon and cooked it over direct fire so that it would thicken quicker, really nice, will add bananas or other types of fruits next them

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