Nightshade Free Vanilla Pear Custard Cups

Silky, fragrant, and genuinely elegant, these vanilla pear custard cups are the kind of dessert that feels like it came from a proper French bistro — yet every single ingredient is completely free of nightshades. That matters more than you might think in the dessert world, where spice blends, flavored extracts, and even some store-bought vanilla products can sneak in unexpected botanical relatives. Here, a real vanilla bean does all the heavy lifting, infusing warm whole milk with deep, floral sweetness before it's gently married with egg yolks and sugar into a perfectly set custard. The water bath bake is the secret to that impossibly smooth, trembling texture — low, even heat means no rubbery edges or cracked tops, just pure, creamy perfection in every spoonful. The poached pears on top add a soft, lightly sweet contrast that makes the whole thing feel finished and special without any complicated technique. It's a dessert that proves eating around a restriction doesn't mean eating around flavor.

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