"This is an excellent recipe, i mad a mistake in purchasing the ingredients, i didn't have a vanilla bean i don't doubt that is wouldn't be better,but my store didn't haveone,so i put in a teaspoon of vanilla and let it soak in the cream, and I bought whipping cream, i did have whipped cream on hand though,so all was saved, also,when i bought the heavy cream,i had a lot left over,so i made another 1/2 recipe at the same time, fantastic , i was looking for a cream for my cream puffs and it was excellent!! YA HOO!! also I agree that this recipe is not enough for 6 people.