Tahitian Vanilla Bean Crème Anglaise Recipe

Shawn Gavin October 30, 2022

How to make the perfect Crème Anglaise with Tahitian vanilla beans

Ever find yourself needing a good sauce to compliment your bread pudding, chocolate souffle or other baked treats? Cameral sauce is great but for some recipes the smooth, cream, silkiness of a good vanilla crème anglaise just cannot be beat. Check out our video recipe below and try give it a try. Trust us, your taste buds will thank you. 

Tahitian Vanilla Creme Anglaise what you will need:

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup whole milk

½ cup heavy cream

1 Tahitian vanilla bean (we used authentic vanilla from Tahiti for this recipe but other types of vanilla beans will work too)

Pinch of Greek flake sea salt

3 egg yolks

¼ cup white granulated sugar

DIRECTIONS to make your Tahitian vanilla crème anglaise

1. In a medium saucepan combine milk, heavy cream, and scraped vanilla seeds along with the vanilla bean. Bring the cream to just hot enough on low heat.
2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl whisk the egg yolks along with the sugar until pale and light.
3. Pour a small portion of hot cream over the egg yolk mixture and whisk it vigorously. Add this mixture back to the saucepan with the remaining cream.
4. Add a pinch of Greek salt and continuously stir the cream with a wooden spoon. Cook the cream for 4-5 minutes until the cream turns a little thicker and coats the back of the wooden spoon.
5. Transfer the prepared cream to a glass bowl, cover it, and set it aside to bring it to room temperature.
6. Drizzle the Creme Anglaise over your favorite cakes, tarts, berries, etc., to enjoy!