South African Instant Milk Tart - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust:
1 (4.8 ounce) package graham crackers, crushed, or as needed
1/2 cup melted butter
Filling:
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup white sugar, or to taste
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons cake flour
2 cups milk
1 cinnamon stick
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar, or to taste

Preparation

Stir graham cracker crumbs and melted butter together in a bowl; press firmly into a pie dish.
Beat eggs and white sugar together in a bowl; mix in cornstarch and cake flour.
Heat milk and cinnamon stick together in a saucepan until just under the boiling point, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour milk mixture into egg mixture, whisking constantly. Pour milk-egg mixture back into saucepan.
Cook milk-egg mixture over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons butter and vanilla extract until completely incorporated.
Pour milk mixture into prepared crust and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.