Natilla

Name: Natilla
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Four 1/2-cup servings
Cuisine: caribbean
Ingredients: 2 cups milk; 1 stick cinnamon; Pinch salt; 1 quarter-size piece of lime peel; 4 egg yolks; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 1/8 cup water; Scrapings of 1/4 vanilla bean, or more to taste; Ground cinnamon, for garnish

Recipe from Nitza Villapol

Adapted by Daisann McLane

Updated Oct. 26, 2022

Total Time: 15 minutes
Rating: 4(7)
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Ingredients

Yield:Four ½-cup servings

2cups milk
1stick cinnamon
Pinch salt
1quarter-size piece of lime peel
4egg yolks
½cup sugar
2tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in ⅛ cup water
Scrapings of ¼ vanilla bean, or more to taste
Ground cinnamon, for garnish

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Preparation

Step 1
Place the milk, cinnamon stick, salt and lime peel in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and allow to cool, letting the spice and lime steep in the milk.
Step 2
In a bowl, beat the egg yolks with the sugar and the dissolved cornstarch until blended well.
Step 3
Discard the cinnamon stick and lime peel and combine the infused milk with the egg yolks in a heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. When the mixture thickens to soft-custard consistency, turn the heat off and add the vanilla. Pour into a large dessert dish (like a 7-inch souffle dish) or 4 individual ½-cup dessert ramekins and chill.
Step 4
Serve sprinkled with ground cinnamon.