Making a basic vanilla sauce
A good vanilla sauce is a useful recipe to have. Especially with the coming festivities. You can use it for a range of desserts and pastry plus you can add different flavors to it to create different versions of the sauce. Add some white chocolate for instance to make it super rich or how about some citrus flavors? The possibilities are big! I have taken a shot of this vanilla sauce while it was still warm but once cooled it will thicken slightly. Of course you can use straight away if you want to. 
I used whole eggs in this recipe. There are many recipes out there that use only the eggyolks. I am not sure but I think the sauce might thicken more when you use just the yolks. I’m gonna try that at some point for sure.
Basic vanilla sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup double cream 240 ml
- 2 eggs
- 50 grams of sugar 1/4 cup
- 1 vanilla pod seeds only
- optional vanilla extract instead
- Put a small saucepan on the heat with some water and bring close to the boil.
- Take a heat resistant bowl and make sure it doesn't touch the water if you put it on top of your pan. Add the eggs, cream and sugar into the bowl and whisk together. Keep stirring while the sauce heats. Once it thickens and coats a spoon when you run your finger over it, the sauce is done.
- You can use it warm or cold
Disclaimer
The nutritional values above are calculated per portion. The details are based on standard nutritional tables and do not constitute a professional nutritional advice.
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This would be called pouring custard here but I just love it with many desserts.
I would love this on my apple pie or apple cobbler.
I’ve never made this! I really should — it’s simple, and awfully tasty. Thanks.
Oh does this sound delicious, vanilla is my favorite flavor!