Name: Spiced Vanilla Custards with Sweet Potato Streusel
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin; 1½ cups heavy cream; ½ cup whole milk; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 star anise pod; ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar; ½ vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 4 large egg yolks; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons light brown sugar; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ cup (½ stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces; ½ cup store-bought sweet potato chips (such as Terra Chips), crumbled

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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott

Silky, with a texture somewhere between pudding and panna cotta—and no water bath required.

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