Recipe: Baked Custard (crockpot)

BAKED CUSTARD

2 cups Milk, scalded
3 Eggs, slightly beaten
1/3 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/8 teaspoon Salt
Nutmeg or coconut

Scald milk, let cool slightly.

Combine eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Slowly stir in slightly cooled milk. Pour into buttered 1-qt baking dish. Sprinkle with nutmeg or coconut. Cover with foil.

Set baking dish on a trivet or meat rack in Crock Pot. Pour hot water around baking dish, 1-inch deep.

Cover pot and cook on high for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until knife inserted in custard comes out clean. Serve warm or chilled.

Makes 5 to 6 servings