Crème anglaise

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Crème Anglaise
Crème anglaise with vanilla seeds
Alternative namesEnglish Cream
Drinking Custard
TypeCustard
Main ingredientsSugar, egg yolks, milk, vanilla
Crème anglaise over a slice of pain d'épices

Crème anglaise (French: [kʁɛm ɑ̃glɛz]; French for 'English cream'), custard sauce, pouring custard, or simply custard[1] is a light, sweetened pouring custard used as a dessert cream or sauce. It is a mix of sugar, egg yolks, and hot milk usually flavoured with vanilla.

Crème anglaise can be poured over cakes or fruits as a sauce or eaten as part of desserts such as floating island. It also serves as a base ingredient for other desserts such as ice cream or crème brûlée.

As a beverage, it is known as "drinking custard" or "boiled custard" in the American South and served like eggnog during the Christmas season.[2][3]

Other names include the French terms crème à l'anglaise ("English-style cream") and crème française ("French cream").[4]

Imitation custard sauce, containing no egg, is often made from instant custard powders such as Bird's Custard.

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  1. ^ Alan Davidson, The Oxford Companion to Food, s.v. 'custard', 'crème'
  2. ^ "Drinking Custard — Pauladeen.com". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  3. ^ Clements, Caroline Sanders (November 11, 2020). "What the Heck is Boiled Custard?". Garden and Gun. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ^ Larousse Gastronomique, 1st English edition, p. 319

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