Natillas Caseras (Spanish Homemade Custard)

A creamy lemon and cinnamon custard, served chilled in a bowl with a biscuit.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 2h 15m
Cook: 20 min
Total: 2 hours 35 minutes
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
❌
Serves
4 people
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

  • 500ml whole milk
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 strip lemon peel
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 80g caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornflour
  • 4 Rich Tea biscuits, to serve
  • Ground cinnamon, to serve

Method

  1. Heat the milk, cinnamon stick and lemon peel in a saucepan until steaming. Remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 10 minutes, then remove the cinnamon and peel.

  2. Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and cornflour in a bowl until pale and smooth. Slowly whisk in the warm milk.

  3. Return to the pan and cook over a low heat, stirring constantly, for 6 to 8 minutes until the custard coats the back of a spoon. Do not let it boil.

  4. Pour into 4 bowls, cool, then chill for at least 2 hours. Top each with a biscuit and a dusting of cinnamon.