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    Home » Recipes » Dessert Recipes

    Fruit Custard | Eggless Custard without Custard Powder

    Published: Mar 8, 2019 · Modified: May 16, 2021 by Ramya · 4 Comments

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    Cool and colorful summer treat Fruit Custard recipe with step-wise pictures. Learn how to make homemade eggless custard without custard powder!

    Fruit Custard

    Summer is officially upon us and it’s already crazy hot in my part of the world. Days are humid, sticky and the thought of standing the kitchen is driving me crazy. But then food is my biggest stress buster, so I really cant step away from the favorite place in my home. I have decided to start making summer specials as early as March and that’s the only way we are going to survive this harsh summer. So the first summer special for this year is going to be Fruit Custard recipe.

    Fruit Salad Custard

    Fruit Custard is such a simple dessert recipe that all one needs to do is make fruit salad and then pour over homemade custard over it. There are a lot of packaged custard powders out in the market, in various flavors too. I however decided to make eggless custard from scratch without using custard powder. If you really think about it, custard powder is nothing but a flavored thickening agent – either corn flour or arrow root powder.

    Fruit Custard

    I made a simple vanilla custard and used the fruits I had handy to make this simple yet delicious Fruit Salad Custard recipe. You can serve this chilled or at room temperature and, this works best as a make ahead dessert too. Chop all the fruits you have and prepare the custard, set it up as fruit custard in single serve bowls, chill. That’s all. I used corn flour, vanilla essence and a pinch of food color (totally optional) to make this basic vanilla custard. It’s eggless, it’s easy and it’s quite delectable too! A perfect summer treat made in a jiffy 🙂 Check out other summer special recipes too!

    Eggless Vanilla Custard

    How to make Fruit Custard | Fruit Salad Custard

    📖 Recipe

    Fruit Custard

    Fruit Custard | Homemade Custard without Custard Powder

    Ramya
    Homemade Fruit Salad Custard recipe!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 25 minutes mins
    Course Desserts
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 people

    MEASUREMENT

    1 cup = 250ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, 1 teaspoon = 5ml

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups Full Fat Milk
    • 2 tablespoon Corn Flour
    • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
    • ¼ cup Sugar adjust as needed
    • 1.5 cups Chopped Mixed Fruits
    • 1 Pinch Yellow Food Color optional
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    Instructions
     

    • Keep the cut fruits chilled until the custard is ready.
    • Reserve 4 tablespoon of milk and heat the rest in a pan, stirring it around for 2 mins.
    • Meanwhile add corn flour, vanilla essence, yellow food color in a bowl.
    • Add the reserved milk and mix it well so that there are no lumps.
    • Add this mixture to the boiled milk and quickly stir around, to ensure there are no lumps.
    • Cook the custard on low flame, stirring continuously until it thickens slightly.
    • Add sugar and mix well.
    • Continue cooking the custard on low flame until it coats the back of the spoon nicely. Switch off the heat.
    • Let it cool down completely. Mix it with fresh fruits or layer them in between layers of custard. Keep it chilled until ready to serve.
    Keyword Desserts, Summer Special
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    Easy Fruit Custard

    Detailed step-wise picture recipe of making Fruit Custard | Fruit Salad Custard

    1. Keep the cut fruits chilled until the custard is ready.

    2. Reserve 4 tablespoon of milk and heat the rest in a pan, stirring it around for 2 mins.

    3. Meanwhile add corn flour, vanilla essence, yellow food color in a bowl.

    4. Add the reserved milk and mix it well so that there are no lumps.

    5. Add this mixture to the boiled milk and quickly stir around, to ensure there are no lumps.

    6. Cook the custard on low flame, stirring continuously until it thickens slightly. Add sugar and mix well.

    7. Continue cooking the custard on low flame until it coats the back of the spoon nicely. Switch off the heat.

    8. Let it cool down completely. Mix it with fresh fruits or layer them in between layers of custard. Keep it chilled until ready to serve.

    Homemade Fruit Custard without Custard Powder

    Recipe Notes

    • The custard thickens on cooling down, so don’t worry if it is a little runny when you switch off the flame.
    • Use any variety of fruits from applies, grapes, pomegranates, mangoes and bananas.
    • Add 2-3 teaspoon more sugar if you prefer a sweeter custard.

    I would be delighted to know if you have tried this recipe, don’t forget to share your feedback and comments below. If you have any questions, you can e-mail me! I am also available on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter 🙂

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    1. Archana Radhakrishnan

      July 20, 2020 at 8:38 pm

      If incase I have a packet of custard powder, shall i just use the same proportions mentioned for corn flour ( and omit vanilla essence)?

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      • Ramya

        July 20, 2020 at 8:58 pm

        Yes please 🙂

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    2. Shashank Pai

      October 27, 2021 at 3:51 pm

      Hi. I would like to know that whether can we use jaggery instead of sugar for custard?

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      • Ramya

        October 27, 2021 at 4:18 pm

        Hi Shashank, you can use any type of sweetener but i think sugar would taste best compared to jaggery.

        Reply

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