Make Fruit Custard
Fruit custard has an unfair reputation of being a rather boring dessert. Not true. Fruit custard is a simple, tasty, and relatively healthy dessert option that harkens back to an earlier time. If you have great-tasting fruit, your custard can't go wrong. Experiment with different exotic fruits, as well as different combinations, to learn a wonderful new technique and start turning eyes.
Contents
Ingredients
Method 1:
- 2 cups of milk
- 3 teaspoons of custard powder
- 6-8 teaspoons of sugar
- Half cup of mixed fruits (apple, banana, strawberry, grapes, pomegranate etc.)
Method 2:
- 2 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons of custard powder
- Sugar to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed cardamom seeds
- 1/2 cup chopped apple, sliced banana
- Some pomegranate seeds
- Red and green cherries for garnish
Steps
Mixed fruits fruit custard
- Pour milk in a saucepan and start heating over a medium high heat.
- Combine the custard power and a very small amount of water in a small bowl. Mix thoroughly.
- Add this mixture to boiling milk, stir continuously.
- Add sugar as the milk starts to thicken. Continue stirring.
- Remove the mixture from the heat when it reaches the desired consistency.
- Allow the mixture to thoroughly cool.
- Add chopped fruits and nuts.
- Chill in refrigerator for half an hour.
- Serve.
Cardamom and pomegranate fruit custard
- Boil and cool the milk. Add sugar to it, as much as you need to sweeten it to your liking.
- Add the custard powder to 2 tablespoons of milk in a bowl. Mix to make a paste.
- Add the mixed paste to the remainder of the milk. Return to the heat and cook over a low heat/fire for 5 to 10 minutes, or until it thickens slightly.
- Remove from the heat. Add crushed cardamon seeds to it. Allow to cool.
- Add chopped apple, sliced banana and pomegranate seeds to the cooled custard.
- Serve in an attractive dish. Garnish with red and green cherries.
- Finished.
Tips
- Garnish with mint leaves or nuts or cherries.
- Mix 2 tbsp of vanilla custard powder with 3 tbsp of warm milk and make a smooth paste without any lumps.
- Add dates cut into small pieces and reduce the sugar. It gives a different but good taste.
- Use custard powder of your favourite flavour.
Things You'll Need
- Saucepan
- Small bowl
- Wooden spoon or whisk
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