This makes a double batch. I prefer whole milk, not half and half or cream, as it makes a cleaner custard. I use one half a vanilla bean pod, scraped, as well as extract. Also, I use 4 Tb Cointreau, which isn't in this database, but the net says 1 oz (2 Tb) = 103 calories. You don't have to use it, but it lends a nice fresh flavor without tasting orangey.