Name: Grandma's Italian Orange Peel Custard
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 6 egg yolks beaten; 2 cups milk; 2 tablespoons of butter melted; 1 full piece of orange peel (optional); 1 tablespoon of orange zest; 3/4 cup sugar; 6 tablespoons of flour; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon orange fresh juice

This is a stovetop custard made with the flavors of orange zest and the peel. Very delicious, smooth, and delicious.

In the years that passed, I needed to recreate her recipe, and with trial and error, I finally nailed the flavors.

This is a rich egg yolk stovetop creamy delight with a fresh orange infusion of flavors.

I am very proud to be able to recreate her recipe, which turned out perfect and was really easy to make.

Give this orange custard on the stovetop a try it's delicious!

Delicious Easy Stovetop Orange Custard

This is easy to make on the stovetop with just a few simple steps.

Blend the flour with milk in a food processor (Grandma didn't have one so yes this can be done by manueling shaking).
Add the ingredients to the paper and stir constantly add the zest and peel
Cover with wax paper to keep the skin from forming

Filling Suggestions

cakes
Boston cream cupcakes
donuts
trifles
topped with whipped cream and berries
served with bananas and vanilla wafers
use this in an icebox cake
layered with graham crackers and whipped cream parfaits
add bananas for a banana cream pie
add coconut for a coconut cream pie
make a Boston cream pie

More Ideas for Serving Custard

Tarts
Parfaits
Trifles
Pies
Mason Jar desserts
Cupcake and cake fillings
Topped with whipped cream
Icebox cake

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Stovetop Easy Custard

Delicious one-pot custard is a treat for our family Grandma usually made it only at Easter time, however after years of perfecting this, it's a main dessert all year long now.

The best memories of Grandma are her recipes made in the kitchen, this is one of our all-time favorites.

Grandma's Italian Orange Peel Custard

Yield: 8

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 25 Min

This is a stovetop custard made with the flavors of orange zest and the peel. Very delicious, smooth, and over 100 years old. Grandma's Rome Italy recipe.

Ingredients

6 egg yolks beaten
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons of butter melted
1 full piece of orange peel (optional)
1 tablespoon of orange zest
3/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons of flour
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon orange fresh juice

Instructions

Melt butter in pan add flour stir till smooth no, lumps ( I add to a blender and make sure it is smooth then continue).
Add the milk, beaten egg yolks, sugar, butter, and vanilla, and stir constantly until thick and creamy.
Note: if it gets too thick add a little more milk.
. Remove immediately from the stovetop, juice, stir in the orange zest, and peel, (or it will continue to cook).
Pour into a bowl.
Cool with a piece of wax paper over the top and a teaspoon of sugar this will keep the skin from forming on top.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

205.64

Fat (grams)

8.49 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

4.23 g

Carbs (grams)

27.29 g

Fiber (grams)

0.39 g

Net carbs

26.9 g

Sugar (grams)

22.11 g

Protein (grams)

4.81 g

Sodium (milligrams)

52.69 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

160.65 mg

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