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Creamy Vanilla Sauce

This Creamy Vanilla Sauce is an easy and delicious compliment to all sorts of desserts including bread pudding, cobblers, crumbles, crisps and pies and cakes. Or simply spoon it over a bowl of ripe berries (or straight into your mouth, quite honestly)! It is a versatile, luxurious vanilla cream sauce that goes with just about anything sweet!
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Course: desserts, sauces
Cuisine: Nordic, Scandinavian, Swedish
Keyword: easy vanilla sauce recipe
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 100kcal
Author: Kristi

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cups half and half or whole milk or cream
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Combine the half and half, egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch and salt together in a large saucepan and heat over medium low. Whisk the mixture constantly until it begins to simmer. Cook until the sauce thickens slightly, about 2 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and pour the sauce through a fine mesh strainer into a clean bowl. Stir in the vanilla extract. Serve warm or cold.

Notes

This sauce can be made up to three days ahead of time. Simply store it tightly covered in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 76mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 252IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 0.2mg