Mint Custard

Ingredients

• 200 ml milk
• 3 egg yolks
• 40 g sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 tablespoon creme de menthe
• 1 teaspoon chopped mint leaf

Directions

1. 1

   Bring the milk, vanilla essence to the boil in a heavy-based saucepan.

2. 2

   Whisk the egg yolks and sugar until white in colour.

3. 3

   Slowly add the hot milk to the egg mixture.

4. 4

   Return the custard back to a clean saucepan and gently reheat until the custard coasts the back of your spoon.

5. 5

   Do not boil.

6. 6

   Refrigerate until cold and fold in crème de menthe and mint leaves.