Vanilla Cream Delight

Ingredients

2 eggs
1/4 cup (50 mL) sugar
2 tsp (10 mL) corn starch
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) milk
1/2 tsp (2 mL) vanilla

Directions

Beat eggs lightly in medium bowl and set aside. Combine sugar and cornstarch in medium saucepan. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Stir about one third of the hot mixture slowly into eggs. Return egg mixture to saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat just until mixture thickens, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cover surface completely with plastic wrap. Cool to room temperature. Chill.

Tip

Serve over fresh fruit and berries, or your favourite cake or ice cream, for a delectable after dinner dessert.

Makes: 1 3/4 cups (425 mL)

Baking: 35 minutes

Standing: 2 hours

Nutrients per serving (1/6 of recipe):

Calories: 80
Protein: 4 g
Carbohydrate: 11 g
Fat: 2.5 g