Natillas de Leche Recipe-Spanish Custard is a creamy dessert made with milk and egg. The custard is flavored with subtle essence of lemon zest and a hint of cinnamon sticks. The custard is then chilled and served cold. Flavors of the custard are rich and fresh and when sprinkled with cinnamon powder on top before serving just completes the dessert.
Serve the Natillas de Leche Recipe along with bread pudding or a Caramel Bread Pudding Recipe or just a warm Lemon Pound Cake to end your meal with a comforting dessert.
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Cuisine: Mexican
Course: Dessert
Diet: Eggetarian
Equipments Used: Saucepan With Handle (Tea/Sauces)
Cooks in 30 M
Total in 150 M
To begin making the Natillas de Leche Recipe, heat 1 cup milk with lemon zest, cinnamon stick and 2 teaspoon sugar. Do not boil them.
Once it is hot, switch off the heat and place it aside to cool them.
In another bowl, separate the yolk from the egg and discard the white, add the remaining sugar into the yolk and whisk it well till it fluffs up.
Add remaining 1 cup of milk with 1 teaspoon corn flour into the yolk mixture and whisk well till there are no lumps.
Remove cinnamon sticks from warm milk and keep the milk back on the stove on simmer.
Add vanilla essence, and slowly add the milk and corn flour mixture and keep whisking till it thickens.
Switch off the heat and pour the custard into ramekin molds and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
Serve the Natillas de Leche Recipe along with bread pudding or a Caramel Bread Pudding Recipe or just a warm Lemon Pound Cake to end your meal with a comforting dessert.