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Easy Dairy Free Custard for cakes, breakfast, dessert

Lively Life
Use this easy custard for breakfast with granola and yogurt, add fruit and nuts as a snack or dessert, ALONE!!! As a Cake filler between the layers, pie filler, and so much more! ENJOY!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Dessert, French
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

The Roux to thicken

  • 1.5 tbsp butter
  • 3 tbsp arrowroot flour

Add Coconut milk then the whisked yolks

  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 2 large egg yolks add one or two more egg yolks for a more yellow custard!

Add remainder ingredients, take off heat when getting thick.

  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice ~ 1 lemon squeezed
  • 1/2 tsp lemon rind
  • 1 pinch sea salt or himalayan salt or two pinches
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup -optional

Makes 1 1/2 cups of custard

Instructions
 

  • First separate the egg yolks - and whisk. Use 2-4 egg yolks depending on how yellow you want it!
  • With Whisk mix, and with spatula to get off the bottom for this process.
  • Make roux - butter and flour in small sauce over low -medium heat
  • Add coconut milk mixing. Then add eggs yolks, and mix or whisk.
  • Add remaining ingredients and mix with spatula! Take off heat as soon as you see it start to thicken.
  • Voila! Custard!
  • Use between layers of cake, or breakfast with yogurt, fruit and granola. Or as a snack on its own.
Keyword breakfast, cake filler, custard, dessert, pastry filler, snack