Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  6              large  egg yolk
     2/3           cup  sugar
  2               cups  half and half
  1                     split vanilla bean

Preparation:

Whisk egg yolks and 2/3 cup sugar in medium bowl to blend. Place 2 cups half and half in saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring mixture to simmer. Remove from heat. Gradually whisk hot half and half mixture into egg yolk mixture. Return mixture to saucepan. Stir until custard thickens slightly and leaves path on back of spoon about 12 minutes. Do not boil. Discard bean. Cover and refrigerate until cold. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.)

Nutritional Information:

376 Calories (kcal); 22g Total Fat; (50% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 39g Carbohydrate; 364mg Cholesterol; 60mg Sodium