Recipes · French · Sauces, Dressings, and Marinades
Crème Anglaise
One serving has 186 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of choline (42%), cobalamin (35%), selenium (27%), riboflavin (25%) and phosphorus (23%). Ready in 15 minutes.
- Preparation: 5 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (136 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg
Ingredients
- 100 g Milk, whole
- 20 g Egg yolks, raw
- 15 g Sugar
- 1 g Vanilla extract
Method
- Heat the milk with the vanilla until just below a simmer.
- Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until pale, then slowly whisk in the hot milk.
- Return to low heat and stir constantly with a spoon until the custard thickens enough to coat the back of it, about 5-8 minutes; do not let it boil or it will curdle.
- Immediately strain into a cold bowl to stop the cooking, and serve warm or chilled.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 186 kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 20.6 g | |
| Water | 99.1 mL | |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0% |
| Protein | 6.3 g | 13% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.27 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.34 g | |
| Leucine | 0.58 g | |
| Lysine | 0.51 g | |
| Methionine | 0.16 g | |
| Cystine | 0.07 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.3 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.29 g | |
| Valine | 0.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.18 g | |
| Fat | 8.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.83 g | |
| Saturated | 3.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 227 mg | |
| Calcium | 139 mg | 14% |
| Copper | 0.04 mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.58 mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 11.1 mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.02 mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 162 mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 156 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 15 µg | 27% |
| Sodium | 52.8 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.83 mg | 10% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.08 mg | 7% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.28 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.1 mg | 1% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.97 mg | 19% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.11 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 34.2 µg | 9% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.84 µg | 35% |
| Choline | 178 mg | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 122 µg | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 94.6 IU | 16% |
| Vitamin E | 0.59 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 0.44 µg | 0% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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