FRENCH VANILLA PUDDING RECIPES

Steps:

• Whisk together the egg yolks in a medium bowl. Combine the sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk in the milk and add the vanilla bean. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring frequently, over medium heat for 10 minutes, or until the pudding has thickened. Remove the pan from the heat. Remove the vanilla bean and scrape the seeds back into the pan. Discard the bean. Slowly whisk about 1 cup of the hot pudding mixture into the egg yolks. Whisk back into the pan and cook, whisking constantly, for 2 minutes, or until the pudding has thickened. Stir in the butter. Place the pudding in a bowl and cover with a piece of waxed paper or plastic wrap on the surface of the pudding. Refrigerate for 1 hour, or until chilled.

Steps:

• For crust: Mix flour and softened butter.
• Add pecans and mixture should be crumbly and a bit dry.
• Press into a 9X13 greased pan and bake at 325 for 10-15 minutes until very lightly brown.
• Let cool.
• Mix 2 packages of pudding with 3 cups milk.
• Let set.
• Mix together 8 oz.
• cream cheese, sugar, and 1 tablespoon milk.
• Fold in 1 cup cool whip and spread mixture onto cooled crust.
• Add pudding for the next layer and spread evenly over cream cheese layer.
• Add remaining cool whip on top and chill before serving for at least 2 hours.