Southern Style Boiled Custard

Food » Southern Style Boiled CustardPosted: 12/01/2017 | Last updated: 12/01/2021 by Erin K. Browne 49 Comments Post may contain affiliate links via Amazon Associates or other programs. (Disclosure)Jump to RecipeWhen I was growing up, boiled custard was an annual part of our holidays. It was sold in the grocery store right next to the eggnog. I always thought it tasted just like melted vanilla ice cream, and it wasn't until later when I became more interested in cooking and baking that I realized that's basically exactly what it is!If you have ever made homemade ice cream with a cooked egg yolk base, then you have technically already made boiled custard. You just skip the step where you add the custard to the churner and instead you pour it, chilled, right into a glass and drink it up.Sound rich? Oh, it is. But that's what the holidays are all about.I was an adult before I learned that boiled custard is a treat that is specific to the southern U.S, especially Kentucky and Tennessee, wh...