Dessert for 4
Baked Custard
This baked custard combines eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla, then cooks gently in a buttered dish until firm.
$2.84for 4 servings
$0.71 per serving$2.84 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 70 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 34 oz | $1.36Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $2.84 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 quart milk
- butter or shortening
Steps
- Heat the oven to 325 F.
- Butter an 8-inch baking dish.
- Whisk the eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla in a bowl.
- Warm the milk in a saucepan until steaming, then slowly whisk it into the egg mixture.
- Place the dish in a 9-by-13-inch pan and add hot water halfway up its sides.
- Bake for 45 minutes, until the custard is set and the center reaches 160 F.
- Cool the custard for 10 minutes before removing it from the water bath.
Swaps
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with eggs on sale.
Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.
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