Grapenuts™ Custard

My parents used to serve this recipe as a dessert at the restaurant they owned when I was a child.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 345 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups hot water
• 3 large eggs
• ¾ cup wheat and barley nugget cereal (e.g. Grape-Nuts™)
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, cut into small pieces
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat the milk, sugar, salt, eggs, and vanilla together in a bowl; pour into a baking dish. Sprinkle the cereal over the mixture and dot with the butter pieces. Gently set the baking dish into a larger baking dish. Pour enough hot water into the larger dish to reach at least 1 inch up the side of the dish with the custard.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Sprinkle the nutmeg over the dish to serve.