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Natillas (Spanish Custard)

Try this easy to make dessert and you may never buy a powedered mix again!
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Spanish
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder or cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons of water
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 egg yolks lightly beaten
  • dash of salt
  • cinnamon for dusting
  • 4 Maria or similar butter cookies

Instructions

  • Combine everything in a large saucepan and cook over medium heat stirring frequently.
  • Stir constantly when it comes to a boil until it thickens.
  • Use a ladle to pour the custard through a strainer into dessert cups.
  • Sprinkle the top with cinnamon and float a Maria cookie in the custard.
  • You can eat warm, or chill to allow it to set up further.