How to make custard and ready-made custard at home
Custard is one of the delicious recipes, and it can also be used in many types of desserts, as it gives it a sweet and delicious taste, in addition to being easy to prepare. Follow this article with us to learn how to make custard at home and how it can be prepared in a healthy way.
How to make custard at home
If you are a fan of custard, and you want to know how to make custard for sweets to prepare it in your homes, then there is no need to search much, as we present to you the method of making the original custard in a simple and easy way.
setup duration 10 Accurate
cooking time 20 Accurate
4 Individuals
custard components
- a glass of milk.
- One cup of heavy cream.
- Some fresh vanilla sticks, can be substituted with liquid vanilla.
- Four egg yolks.
- A teaspoon of cornstarch.
- A third of a cup of soft sugar.
How to prepare custard
- In a bowl we put milk and cream and mix them together.
- We open the vanilla sticks from the middle using a knife, then we scrape the seeds using the knife, then the seeds and sticks are added to the milk and cream mixture.
- Milk and cream with vanilla are put on fire over medium heat.
- Stir continuously for 5 minutes, do not allow the mixture to boil.
- In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar and the starch.
- Remove the vanilla and its seeds from the mixture, then gradually add the milk mixture to the egg mixture, stirring constantly.
- You must continue to stir so that no lumps form in the mixture.
- Put the pot back on the fire again on a low heat with stirring.
- Leave the mixture on the fire for 15-20 minutes until the mixture becomes thick.
- Make sure that the mixture does not come to a boil.
- Leave the mixture to cool or serve it as hot as you like.
How to make chocolate custard
If you are a fan of chocolate and custard together, you must want a recipe that combines them, and is there anything tastier than chocolate custard? Follow us to learn the method.
setup duration 10 Accurate
cooking time 20 Accurate
4 Individuals
Chocolate custard ingredients
- Prepare the same ingredients as the previous traditional custard.
- Prepare an amount equivalent to 100 grams of grated dark or milk chocolate, choose an excellent quality of chocolate.
Prepare the chocolate custard
- Chocolate custard is prepared in the same way as regular custard.
- Chocolate is added before the mixture is returned to the fire for the second time.
- Then it is returned to the fire for 15-20 minutes, stirring as it is done in the traditional way.
- The mixture should not reach a boil and must be stirred constantly to prevent lumps, and it is served as desired.
The modus operandi of ready-made powdered custard
Ready-made custard powder can be prepared at home, in order to prepare it at the time of desire easily with simple ingredients without the need to buy it from abroad.
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cooking time 15 Accurate
8 Individuals
Ready-made custard ingredients
- A cup of powdered dried milk.
- Half a cup of cornstarch.
- A quarter teaspoon of powdered yellow food color.
- One and a half tablespoons of vanilla sugar.
- Two cups of liquid milk to turn the powdered custard into a custard that can be eaten.
- Two tablespoons of sugar.
How to make custard powder
- Powdered milk is placed with starch, food color and vanilla sugar in a food processor or grinder.
- These ingredients are ground for 10 seconds.
- The ready-to-use caster powder mixture is obtained.
- It is stored in an airtight container.
- To prepare the custard, we take half a cup of the previous mixture that was prepared.
- We mix half a cup of custard powder with two cups of milk in a bowl.
- The pot is placed on a quiet fire for 15 minutes or less, with constant stirring so that the mixture does not clump.
- The mixture is removed from the heat when it becomes thicker and bubbles start to appear.
Modus operandi of healthy custard
In the event that you want to prepare custard in your homes in a healthy way, it can be prepared easily as follows:
setup duration 10 Accurate
cooking time 20 Accurate
8 Individuals
Healthy custard ingredients
- A cup of skim milk.
- One tablespoon of stevia sugar.
- A quarter teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- A quarter teaspoon of salt.
- 3 large egg yolks, at room temperature.
How to prepare healthy custard
- Put the milk in a saucepan over the heat until it thickens, then remove it.
- Add sugar, vanilla and salt and stir.
- Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl, then add a little hot milk to the eggs gradually with continuous stirring.
- Add another amount of milk to the eggs with stirring.
- Continue until you run out of milk.
- Place a pot full of water on the stove until it boils.
- Place the egg and milk mixture over the bowl of water, being careful not to let the bowl of milk and eggs touch the water.
- Keep stirring until the milk and eggs thicken and you get a custard mixture.
- Remove the mixture from the heat, leave it to cool, and serve it cold.
Now, at the end of our article on how to make custard at home in different ways, let us remind you that custard is one of the recipes that is converted into a healthy recipe that is low in sugar and carbohydrates, as we explained. You can try the healthy recipe to enjoy its delicious taste.
