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What Is Vanilla custard and How Can I Use It?

If vanilla custard has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 5 recipes to try it in.

In Chinese:香草奶油
British (UK) term: Vanilla custard
en français:crème à la vanille
en español:natillas de vainilla

Recipes using vanilla custard

There are 5 recipes that contain this ingredient.

English Berry Trifle

English Berry Trifle

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Light fluffy cake with delicious berries and creamy, rich custard. A perfect dessert when you have a company to serve.

Tipsy Cake (Irish)

Tipsy Cake (Irish)

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Learn how to make Jack Daniels Tipsy Irish Cake, which's super easy to make with ready-made Devon custard and leftover pound cake. An Irish cake popular in Chicago as well as Tennessee.

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White Cake with Sticky Brownie Base

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A fudgy brownie base topped with creamy white chocolate ice cream, frozen into a showstopping dessert. Crisp, gooey, and cold in every bite.

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Fruit Trifle

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Layers of soft pound cake soaked in sweet Marsala wine, lush apricot purée, and silky vanilla custard come together in this classic British trifle that's easier to make than you think.

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