Fruit
custard is a simple tasty and relatively healthy dessert. ‘Fruit custard’ or ‘fruit
salad with custard’ is a delicious dessert with creamy texture of the custard
and crunch of the fruits in between.
It
is a kid friendly recipe, since you can hide lots of fruits and make them eat. It
is one of those desserts that I have grown up having. Along with gajar ka halwa, fruit custard used
to take a prime position in the desserts mom would make.
As
one can prepare this fruit custard ahead, you can make this dessert even for
get-together or parties for a large crowd. To serve it differently, you can top
it with some vanilla icecream or whipped cream. I will soon share the recipe of
Fruit salad (without custard) also called as fruit chaat.
Basically
you use any fruits to make fruit custard but make sure you use fruits like bananas, apples, citrus
fruits like orange or mosambi, pomegranate, strawberry or grapes as base. During mango season do not miss
adding mangoes, they elevates the taste of fruit custard to a different level.
You can even add chikoo and tinned pine apple (not raw) if you like.
I
would definitely suggest you to avoid
fruits like watermelon, musk melon, pear and papaya in the fruit custard as the
taste and texture of these fruits does not suit it in my opinion, but if you
like those fruits you can add, no hard rules!
Try
this Fruit custard for Diwali if you are planning a Diwali party.
For
vegans and lactose intolerant kids or adults, this fruit custard made with almond
milk is an awesome dessert.
Instead
of whole dairy milk, almond milk can be used with perfect results. The method
of making the custard remains the same.
Step by step recipe
of Fruit custard:
Take half liter milk in a thick bottom pan or pot and bring it to boil.
Take ¼ cup of cold or warm milk in a bowl and mix 2 tbsp custard powder nicely.
Remove
the milk from the flame and add the custard paste to the hot milk.
Once
it is mixed well, keep the milk vessel on low flame and keep stirring till the
milk begins to thicken. It will take just 2 minutes.
Add
the sugar and stir continuously to avoid forming lumps in the custard.
When
the sugar is completely dissolved, switch off the flame and allow it to cool.
Cool
the custard completely and refrigerate it until its usage. Custard would become
fairly thick once it cools down.
Chop
the fruits, starting with the orange, pomegranate
and grapes. Now proceed with cutting other fruits like mango, apples by peeling
the skin and remove the seed and cut into medium size cubes.
At
the end cut bananas into circles or half circles and add to the remaining
fruits and mix nicely.
Add
the chopped fruits to the cooled custard and give a good stir.
Refrigerate
it for 2 hrs.
Serve
it cold.
Below
is the printable version of this recipe.
Fruit custard recipe:
Fruit
custard
Mixed
fruit with custard
AUTHOR:
Monali
RECIPE
TYPE: Dessert
CUISINE:
Indian
SERVES:
4
INGREDIENTS (measuring cup used, 1 cup=237
ml)
DIRECTION
NOTES
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