Thursday 16 April 2015

Custard with Fruit Salad




Creamy thick Custard with Fruits salad....Enjoy chilled desert.....Custard brings back so many memories....we used to eat a lot of custard growing up....for summers its the best way to indulge with fresh fruits...or Icecream its just yummy with any combination.
Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on a cooked mixture of milk or cream and egg yolk. Depending on how much egg or thickener is used, custard may vary in consistency from a thin pouring sauce  to a thick pastry cream  Most common custards are used as desserts or dessert sauces and typically include sugar and vanilla. Custard bases may also be used for quiches and other savory foods. Sometimes flour, corn starch, or gelatin is added as in pastry cream 
Custard is usually cooked in a double boiler  or heated very gently in a saucepan on a stove, though custard can also be steamed, baked in the oven with or without a water bath, or even cooked in a pressure cooker.
Eggless Custard often refers to a dessert sauce thickened from(cornflour) custard powder rather than eggs 
After the custard has thickened, it may be mixed with other ingredients: mixed with stiffly beaten egg whites and gelatin, it is chiboust cream; mixed with whipped cream

I have Made this custard with fruits salad in a very simple way, this is the Eggless version using Vanilla custard powder slow cooked & served chilled with fruits salad....


Ingredients:
Whole Milk: 500 ml
Sugar:5 sps (as per taste)
Milk: 1/2 cup(room temperature)
Custard Powder(Vanilla): 2 tbsps
Mixed Fruits chopped: 2 cups
(Apple, banana, Mango)
Method: 
  • Bring the Milk to Boil & cook it for 5 more min
  • Add sugar appx 5 tsps Mix well check the taste if you want more sweet
  • Mix custard powder in a bowl with half cup milk(room temperature) to make a paste
  • Slowly add the above custard paste to Milk & keep stiring
  • Cook for another 5 min till it thickens
  • Remove from heat & let it cool down & come to Room Temperature
  • If you want you can even whisk this mixture 
  • Place this  in any container with cap...close tightly & freeze
  • Freeze for 1 hr for best results
  • Remove from the freezer whisk again for smooth consistency
  • Serve with Fruits salad & chopped nuts of your choice



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