How to Make Creamy Homemade "Natillas" Without Cornstarch Without Flour

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Homemade Natillas are a traditional Spanish dessert that never gets old, they are easy to make and very delicious. This Natillas recipe is easy and you will not need cornstarch like many other recipes.

Homemade Natillas: Delicious dessert that never get old

This traditional Spanish dessert is made from milk, sugar and egg yolks. The good thing is that you can make them to your liking, in this case, I have infused the milk with lemon peel and cinnamon. I have also added a bag of vanilla sugar. This is my favorite way to make Homemade Natillas. You could infuse the milk with orange peel, vanilla bean or whatever you prefer.

Unlike many recipes, these custards do not contain cornstarch, an ingredient that most recipes do. The natillas thicken thanks to the heat that you are going to provide to the mixture of milk, sugar and egg yolks. Then, once in the refrigerator, they thicken more.

How to make Homemade Natillas

Making Custard is no mystery, the only thing you have to keep in mind is to keep stirring and keep it on low heat so that the yolks do not curdle. And if for some reason they happen to curdle a little, you see that there are some lumps, you can strain it without any problem to remove the lumps. In any case, to get a custard with a smooth texture, I recommend straining it whether there are any lumps or not.

Ingredients needed to make these Homemade Natillas:

Below, I share the ingredients you need to make this Spanish dessert. With this recipe you make natillas for 5 people, you can easily double the recipe to make more. You can store them in the refrigerator for about 3 days.

• 500 milliliters of milk of your choice, I have used full-fat milk but you could even use vegetable milk, I also make them with soy milk on many occasions
• 5 egg yolks size L (at room temperature)
• 65 grams of sugar
• 1 bag of vanilla sugar
• lemon peel
• cinnamon stick
• cinnamon powder
• Maria cookies (typical Spanish cookie)

How to make Homemade Natillas

In a small pot add the milk, lemon peel and cinnamon stick, set over low-medium heat for about 10 minutes to infuse the milk. Remove it from the heat and meanwhile in a bowl, beat the egg yolks together with the sugar and vanilla sugar with a whisk for about 2 minutes.

Strain the milk and gradually add the mixture of egg yolks and sugar, stirring at all times with the whisk. When you have incorporated all the milk, put it back in the pot. I recommend that you strain it to have a better texture, although it is not necessary to follow this step.

Put the pot over low heat, and keep stirring for about 7 to 10 minutes, or until you get a somewhat thick mixture.

Optionally, strain it again and divide it into 5 glasses. She decorates each glass with cinnamon and a Maria cookie.

Cover them with cling film and let them cool for 2 to 3 hours in the refrigerator.

Enjoy them, Bismillah!

Video Recipe Creamy Natillas

To make this recipe a little more visual and easy to follow, I have made a video on how to make these delicious and creamy natillas.

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If you like this recipe, check out the following recipes

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• With the leftover egg whites, and a few more ingredients, you can prepare these simple meringues.
• These walnut cookies for which you only need 3 ingredients and 25 minutes to make and bake them.
• If you are a lemon lover, you cannot miss this delicious lemonade with orange blossom water or this delicious lemon cake which is very spongy.

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