Vanilla sauce is incredibly delicious with desserts. Serve warm vanilla sauce with apple strudel, apple crumble, brownies or, of course, a delicious bread pudding.
Vanilla sauce, never before had I thought about making it myself. That is, until last week, when I had another recipe on my to-do list that included this sauce. Since vanilla sauce is not difficult to make, I decided to make it quickly. The result was a fantastically delicious creamy sauce and the big question was why I had never done it before.
The recipe I made to go with this vanilla sauce was for little apple strudels. A perfect combination.
What this sauce is even more perfect for: bread pudding. I love making my own bread pudding and a dash of vanilla sauce is the perfect combination to make your homemade bread pudding a real treat.
Looking for a good bread pudding recipe? Try this sourdough bread pudding from my friend Simone!
You only need 4 ingredients to make this vanilla dessert sauce recipe. You can find several recipes for custard sauce, but I like this one best.
It depends on the reason. I prefer to use whipped cream for vanilla sauce because it makes the tastiest, creamiest sauce. You could also use a combination of cream and milk (1:1 ratio) instead of whipped cream, but that’s a little less flavorful, if you ask me.
If you want to replace the whipping cream with a lactose-free alternative, I would choose a lactose-free whipping cream.
You can use the egg whites to make different kinds of meringue. I always love pavlova. It is especially delicious with the vanilla sauce!
You can, but you won’t get those nice black specks in your sauce (from the seeds). One vanilla pod can be replaced with
If using vanilla sugar, subtract the sugar from the recipe.
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