Low-Carb Crème Anglaise

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Okay. I’m not going to lie; I love custard. I mean, I really love custard. But when you have to wait for it to set? Nope.

May I introduce you to keto Crème Anglaise? This sauce is basically a pourable vanilla custard. (No, that doesn’t mean that you can drink it from the jug) It’s perfect over fresh berries or as a side sauce. It's like creamy vanilla fat bomb in liquid form - almost zero-carb and high in healthy fats!

When I was researching the traditional recipes for Crème Anglaise, I calculated the sugar to sweetener ratio and the average came out at 6 Tablespoons. I found this waaaay too sweet, but my tastebuds have changed a lot over the years and I have gone as low as 1 Tablespoon of sweetener in this sauce. You may want to use any low-carb sweetener to taste.

If you can't eat dairy, full-fat coconut milk is a great alternative to cream. Enjoy!

Nutritional values (per serving, ¹/₃ cup/ 80 ml)

Ingredients (makes about 2 ¹/₃ cups)

• 2 cups heavy whipping cream or full-fat coconut milk (480 ml)
• 1 tsp vanilla bean powder or seeds from 1-2 vanilla beans or 2-3 tsp sugar-free vanilla extract
• 5 large egg yolks
• 6 tbsp granulated Swerve or Erythritol (60 g/ 2.1 oz)

Instructions

1. Place cream and vanilla in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until barely simmering.
   
2. While cream heats, place egg yolks and sweetener in a bowl and whisk well until creamy and combined.
   
3. Slowly add hot milk a little at a time, whisking continuously. Once combined, return to saucepan and heat until thickened.
   
   
4. You can strain the custard before serving to remove any lumps and vanilla seeds. The custard can be served warm or cold.
   
5. Store in the refrigerator, covered for up to five days. Make sure that cling wrap covers surface of sauce.
   
   

Ingredient nutritional breakdown (per serving, ¹/₃ cup/ 80 ml)

Net carbs	Protein	Fat	Calories
Cream, heavy whipping, pouring, full-fat (30-40% fat)
1.8 g	1.3 g	26.1 g	251 kcal
Vanilla extract, powder (vanilla bean)
0.1 g	0 g	0 g	2 kcal
Egg yolk, fresh
0.4 g	1.9 g	3.2 g	39 kcal
Swerve, natural sweetener (Erythritol and chicory inulin based)
0.4 g	0 g	0 g	2 kcal
Total per serving, 1/3 cup/ 80 ml
2.7 g	3.2 g	29.3 g	294 kcal

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