Warm Vanilla Custard Drink- a comforting caffeine-free drinkable custard that’s perfect for an easy breakfast or tasty treat!
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I was introduced to this tasty Warm Vanilla Custard Drink way back when I was a 23 year old in college. It was finals week and we were all feeling a little stir crazy from cramming for exams.
So when a classmate got this random idea to go and Christmas carol for one of our teacher’s who lived nearby, he had no trouble convincing a bunch of us to join him!
Our college was located in a snow belt, which meant that December pretty much always had us dealing with lots of snow and super cold weather.
That day was no exception. We shivered and huddled together as we belted out Christmas carols, while our teacher and his family peeked at us through the barely open front door.
We were just winding down, when suddenly the door swung open and out walked his wife, carrying a huge steaming kettle. One of their boys followed after her, holding a bunch of Styrofoam cups.
They proceeded to ladle out cupfuls of hot drinking custard for each of us. We were surprised but grateful!
I had never heard of drinkable custard before that, but I instantly fell in love. It was warm, cozy and delicious!
In fact, I loved it so much that I ended up getting in touch with her later to get the recipe. Which is a good thing- because now you get to enjoy it too! 🙂
This warm custard drink is pure comfort in my mind- all the taste of smooth creamy custard in the form of a warm beverage!
It’s the perfect thing for a quick breakfast (after all, it does contain eggs!), a warm-me-up drink or just to wind down with before bedtime. And I love that it’s caffeine-free too!
I’ve had some people tell me that it tastes like warm eggnog, which might be true. However, I really don’t like eggnog at all. But this Warm Vanilla Custard Drink hits the spot for me every time!
So if you like eggnog, then you’ll probably love this custard drink recipe. And if you don’t like eggnog? Well, you’ll probably like it too! 🙂
One more thing. If you have a stick hand blender it makes mixing up this drinking custard super easy! I just put the egg mixture in the cup that comes with the blender (you could use a wide mouth glass jar too) and then add the milk to that. It’s much less hassle than pulling out my big blender every time.
Warm Vanilla Custard Drink
Warm Vanilla Custard Drink
Ingredients
- 2 c. milk
- ¼ c. sugar (or more or less to taste)
- 2 eggs
- pinch of salt
- ⅛ tsp. vanilla
- ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Put milk and sugar in small pan and heat just until it starts to simmer and come to a boil. (see Notes below)
- In the meantime, blend eggs, salt and vanilla.
- Once milk starts to bubble, remove from heat and add a small amount to egg mixture. Blend immediately. (see Notes belwo)
- Add the rest of the milk and blend well.
- Pour into two mugs and sprinkle with nutmeg.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Heating: Bringing this just to a boil essentially “cooks” the egg enough that it isn’t considered raw any longer.
- Adding the Milk: If you add all the milk at once, sometimes the egg will cook too much and you’ll end up with little chunks of cooked egg in your custard, which obviously isn’t so great. 🙂
- Maple Syrup: If you prefer to use maple syrup instead of sugar, you may. It adds an extra hint of delicious flavor!
Other recipes that you’ll enjoy:
- Easy Homemade Caramel Frappe (better than Starbucks!)
- Super Easy Homemade Yogurt
- Homemade Cool Whip
- Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Tris
I made a half recipe exactly as you instructed and it’s fantastic! Its frothy and delicious. I was nervous about having either raw or scrambled egg but adding the hot milk slowly while mixing with the immersion blender worked perfectly. One suggestion: mix it in a much bigger container than you think you need, the immersion blender can send the liquid flying.
Lydia Beiler
So happy to hear that you enjoyed it, Tris! And good tip about making sure you use a fairly large container if you are using an immersion blender. I like to use a quart canning jar or something that is quite tall because, like you said, that liquid can really get flying it you aren’t careful!
Sharon
Tried it. Loved it. I love a hot drink before going to bed. As much as I love coffee I can’t drink it after about 1:00 pm or I’m up all night… this was the perfect solution. Hot, creamy and delicious! (and, if you use sugar substitute you can count it as low carb…)
Lydia Beiler
So delighted that you enjoyed it, Sharon! It’s the perfect cozy drink, especially for those of us that have to avoid caffeine.
Vanessa
Thanks for sharing! Does it reheat well?
Lydia Beiler
I’ve never tried reheating it and to be honest, I’m not totally sure if it would do funny things to it or not, with the egg in there. Now you have me curious and I kind of want to make extra just to see!
Suzanne
This looks so good! What a great treat to make for friends or to enjoy yourself!
Lydia Beiler
It’s such a nice changeup from the usual hot drinks (tea, coffee, hot chocolate)!
Donna
Can you use almond milk?
Lydia Beiler
Yes, I know several people that love making this with almond milk. Go for it!
Cia Arielle
Have you used a thermometer while making this to check the temperature? I’m a pregnant mom who is terrified of eating anything I shouldn’t… like raw egg 😅. I know you said it essentially cooks the egg but if you have a temperature you make sure it reaches I would LOVE to know!
Lydia Beiler
First of all, congratulations on the pregnancy! Secondly, I haven’t ever used a thermometer to check the temp. But I just did a quick Google search and apparently milk simmers at 180 to 190 degrees and eggs should be heated to 160 degrees to be fully cooked. Does that help at all?
Jessica Thomas
So delicious! It’s a cold and rainy fall day and my husband just had oral surgery. I wanted some liquid protein and something for me to drink too. This is was perfect! I’ll be making it again! 👍🏻
Lydia Beiler
So glad to hear that you enjoyed it, Jessica! Oral surgery is no fun, for sure, but this drink is definitely perfect for the occasion. I hope your husband’s recovery went well!
B
WOW. This is awesome! Soooo yummy on a frigid day. I used 1/4 cup brown sugar and it was epic. Thanks for the recipe!
Lydia Beiler
It’s is the perfect cozy drink, isn’t it? Thanks for taking the time to let me know that you loved it!