Light Vanilla Bean Pudding

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 1 vanilla bean

Recipe

• 1 place a fine-mesh sieve over a medium bowl; set aside.
• 2 in a medium saucepan (off heat), whisk together sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks and salt. gradually whisk in milk (1 tablespoon at a time to start) until smooth.
• 3 split vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out seeds with the tip of a paring knife; add seeds and pod to milk mixture.
• 4 cook over medium-high, whisking occasionally, until the first bubbles appear on surface; continue to cook, whisking constantly, for 1 minute more. pour pudding through prepared sieve into bowl; discard solids.
• 5 place plastic wrap directly on entire surface of pudding to keep skin from forming. refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours, and up to 3 days. to serve, whisk just until smooth, and spoon into individual serving dishes.