Here are my custard recipes- they are easy and good. Either one can be made into creme bruleé by sprinkling granulated sugar on the top (after the custard has been chilled) and carmelizing with a kitchen torch.

Karen, I also have a recipe for bread pudding that is easy and good. I noticed that was on the list.
The name of the product I was talking about was Pillsbury Toaster Scrambles. The egg, cheese and ham one has 180 calories and 4 grams of protein. (So 1/2 of one has the same calories as an entire waffle, +protein!)

Custard
This is easy and good. Best served slightly warmed. The recipe is from The Joy of Cooking.

3 eggs, beaten well
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
nutmeg

1. Heat the milk until it is quite hot, but not boiling.
2. Beat together the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg.
3. While whisking, slowly pour the hot milk into the egg mixture.
4. Pour the mixture into 8 custard cups, and put these into a baking pan.
5. Pour water into the pan so that it comes about halfway up the sides of the custard cups.
6. Bake for 1 hour at 325æ or until set ( a knife comes out clean). Take out of the oven and let cool.
Makes 8 servings.

Pumpkin Custard
This is particularly good in the fall. It is part of a recipe for a pumpkin bread pudding from Cold Weather Cooking by Sarah Leah Chase. This is 1/2 the original recipe and makes enough for 6-8 custard cups.

3 large eggs
1 cup pumpkin purée (1/2 can)
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 cups milk, scalded

1. In a bowl, whisk together everything but the milk.
2. Slowly pour in the hot milk, while whisking.
3. Pour the mixture into 8 custard cups, and put these into a baking pan.
4. Pour water into the pan so that it comes about halfway up the sides of the custard cups.
5. Bake for 1 hour at 325æ or until set ( a knife comes out clean). Take out of the oven and let cool.
Makes 6 - 8 servings.

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