Our Thermomix Vanilla Custard is made from 6 basic ingredients and is ready to eat in just 8 minutes! Delicious on its own or served with your favourite dessert.
Our Thermomix Vanilla Custard is one of the easiest recipes you'll ever make in your Thermomix!
Along with our chocolate fudge sauce, salted caramel sauce, caramel custard and chocolate custard, this vanilla custard recipe is equally as delicious as it is easy!
Why You're Going To Love This Recipe
Once you try our Thermomix Vanilla Custard, it will become a family favourite in your house too!
- Quick & Easy - It takes just 8 minutes to prepare and cook our Thermomix Vanilla Custard. From start to finish, you'll be eating dessert in no time!
- Basic Ingredients - Our custard recipe is made using just a handful of basic ingredients... in fact, you might even have them sitting in your pantry or fridge right now!
- Versatile - Serve this custard on its own or pour it over your favourite pudding, cake or dessert for an extra decadent treat.
What You Need
6 ingredients is all it takes to make this simple Thermomix Vanilla Custard.
- lemon zest - use only the yellow part of the lemon (not the white pith)
- caster sugar - also known as superfine sugar
- cornflour - this works as the thickener in this recipe
- milk - use full cream milk (not light or skim)
- eggs
- vanilla bean paste - or vanilla essence or vanilla extract
Step By Step Instructions
Our Thermomix Vanilla Custard will be on the table in just 8 minutes!
Step 1 - Mill The Dry Ingredients
Place the lemon zest, sugar and cornflour into the Thermomix bowl.
Mix until finely combined.
Step 2 - Add The Wet Ingredients
Add the eggs, milk and vanilla bean paste.
Cook for 7 minutes.
Expert Tips
Here are a few top tips for making our Thermomix Vanilla Custard...
Vanilla bean paste is quite an expensive ingredient and while it gives a delicious flavour, it's not essential to this recipe. It can be replaced with vanilla extract or vanilla essence.
Yes! Skim or light milk will not thicken as well.
If you would like your custard to be very thick, cook it for an extra 2-3 minutes (but remember that it will thicken on cooling).
If you don't want to use your custard immediately, pour it into a bowl and place cling-wrap so that it touches the surface of the custard to stop it from forming a 'skin'.
Store any leftover custard in an airtight container in the fridge. Place a sheet of cling-wrap over the top (see tip above).
Related Recipes
Thermomix Vanilla Custard is delicious on its own... but it's even better when poured over your favourite dessert!
Here are a few of our favourite desserts that pair perfectly with custard:
- Apple Pie - everyones' favourite old fashioned dessert pairs perfectly with our Thermomix Vanilla Custard.
- Raspberry & Ricotta Cake - a cake that is delicious served at afternoon tea or warmed up for a tasty dessert.
- Pecan & Maple Slice - just like a pecan pie, but even more AMAZING!!!
- Sticky Date Pudding - this classic dessert is made even better with a serving of vanilla custard.
- Kahlua Brownies - rich and delicious chocolate brownies smothered in vanilla custard... a match made in heaven!
Thermomix Vanilla Custard
Equipment
- Thermomix
Ingredients
- zest of 1 lemon
- 100 g caster sugar
- 50 g cornflour
- 500 g full cream milk
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place the lemon zest, sugar and cornflour into the Thermomix bowl and mill for 10 seconds, Speed 9. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Add the milk, eggs and vanilla bean paste to the bowl. Cook for 7 minutes, 90 degrees, Speed 4.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- lemon zest - use only the yellow part of the lemon (not the white pith)
- caster sugar - also known as superfine sugar
- cornflour - this works as the thickener in this recipe
- milk - use full cream milk (not light or skim)
- vanilla bean paste - or vanilla essence or vanilla extract
Lyndel says
nice and thick - just like I needed for tonight's trifle! Beats store bought variety any day. I used vanilla extract not bean .
Nikki says
Very think custard so would work well in a trifle, maybe a little less cornflour for a more pourable version
Karyn says
I was hoping to premake this for a dinner party to go with dessert What’s the best way to reheat this?
Thank you
BeeBelBoo says
Sooo silky, with a delicious hint of lemon in a wonderfully vanilla custard.
I used 75 gm sugar instead and it was perfect for my sweet level preference.
Nice and thick, perfect for custard tarts!
Lucy says
Wonderful!!
E Wells says
Very smooth and silky
Brooke says
Can this be done without egg?
Lucy says
You might be best to search dairy-free custard recipes specially on the recipe community 🙂
Lucy says
I had just made pavlova nests so had 8 eggs yolks left over and used these instead of the 4 whole eggs and it worked amazingly! So glad I’ve found a recipe to use up my egg yolks.
Lucy says
That's fantastic!!
Amanda says
Hello, would this be good custard for trifle? Thanks!!
Lucy says
I just made it with just egg yolks and it’s super thick - I think it would be perfect for trifle!
Mon says
This says vanilla custard recipe but it’s made with lemon.
Lucy says
Hi Mon, the vanilla bean paste gives it the vanilla flavour xx
Cari says
Is this for the TM31 or 5?
Lauren Matheson says
Hi Cari, it can be made it either xx