La Tarte (Vanilla-Rum Custard)

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped and reserved
• 4 cups heavy cream
• 5 tbsp. light rum

Details

Adapted from saveur.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 300°. In a bowl, whisk together sugar, salt, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk in cream and rum. Transfer mixture to a 3-qt. baking dish; set inside a roasting pan. Put pan on oven rack; pour boiling water into pan to come halfway up sides of dish. Bake until slightly loose in center, 40–50 minutes. Remove dish from pan; chill until set.