Legume Free White Peach Vanilla Custard Cups

Silky, fragrant, and topped with jewel-like slices of white peach, these custard cups are the kind of dessert that feels far more impressive than the effort involved. A real vanilla bean steeped in warm whole milk gives the base a floral depth that extract simply cannot match, and the slow bake in a water bath coaxes the egg yolks and sugar into something impossibly smooth and trembling. For anyone navigating a legume-free lifestyle, desserts can be a minefield of hidden ingredients — but this one is built entirely from milk, eggs, sugar, salt, and fresh fruit, so there's nothing to second-guess. The white peaches are macerated briefly with a little sugar just before serving, which draws out their delicate juice and turns them into a bright, barely-sweet topping that plays beautifully against the rich custard beneath. Getting that signature slow wobble in the center before pulling them from the oven is the key to a perfectly set texture — not rubbery, not runny, just right. These are elegant enough for a dinner party but simple enough to make on a quiet afternoon when you want something genuinely special waiting in the fridge.

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