Easy Fruit custard is a perfect dessert to enjoy on hot summer days. This is easy to make and loved by all ages. You can customize by adding the fruits of your choice or nuts.
Fruit Custard
Fruit custard is a chilled custard base mixed with seasonal fruits. Custard is usually made with cream, milk, and eggs as a base. Nowadays you can make this easier with the store-bought custard powder. The process starts with making custard. Then chill the custard in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Add chopped seasonal fruits to it while serving. This is a perfect treat to serve crowds.
How to make Fruit custard
Ingredients used
A short video
Method
Take ¼ cup of milk and mix the custard powder without any lumps. Heat the remaining milk along with sugar in a heavy-bottomed pot. When it starts to warm up, add the custard powder mixed milk to and whisk it simultaneously. Stir the milk until the custard starts to thicken. Remove the custard from the heat. Once it is cooled down, cover it with a cling sheet so the layer is not formed on the custard. Refrigerate the custard to chill for at least 2 hours.
Chop the fruits like bananas, apples, and strawberries. When it is time to serve, add the chopped fruits to the custard, and serve chilled.
| Another easy recipe to use custard powder – Check Melting Moments cookies. |
What fruits to add?
The fruits perfect to add to the fruit custard are apples, strawberries, blueberries, bananas, pomegranates, and mangoes.
What fruits to not add to the fruit custard
The fruit not to add is any citrus fruits like orange, mandarin, or pineapple as the custard may curdle.
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Fruit custard recipe with step-wise pictures
Ingredients
Whole Milk – 3 Cups + ¼ Cup
Custard powder – 3 Tbsp
Sugar – 5 Tbsp
Assorted fruits – I used Apples, banana, and strawberries.
Method
- Take ¼ cup of milk and mix the custard powder without any lumps.
- Heat the remaining milk along with sugar in a heavy-bottomed pot.
- When it starts to warm up, add the custard powder mixed milk to and whisk it simultaneously.
- Stir the milk until the custard starts to thicken. Remove the custard from the heat.
- Once it is cooled down, cover it with a cling sheet so the layer is not formed on the custard. Refrigerate the custard to chill for at least 2 hours.
- Chop the fruits like bananas, apples, and strawberries. When it is time to serve, add the chopped fruits to the custard, and serve chilled.
Notes
- Adjust the sugar as per your preference.
- You can add any fruits from listed above you have.
- You can also add nuts like cashews, pistachios, or just tutti frutti.
Easy fruit Custard.
Equipment
- Heavy bottomed pot
- Whisk
- Spatula
- Bowl
Ingredients
- 3 1/4 Cups Whole Milk
- 3 Tbsp Custard powder
- 5 Tbsp Sugar
- Assorted fruits Apple, banana, strawberry
Instructions
- Take ¼ cup of milk and mix the custard powder without any lumps.
- Heat the remaining milk along with sugar in a heavy-bottomed pot.
- When it starts to warm up, add the custard powder mixed milk to and whisk it simultaneously.
- Stir the milk until the custard starts to thicken. Remove the custard from the heat.
- Once it is cooled down, cover it with a cling sheet so the layer is not formed on the custard. Refrigerate the custard to chill for at least 2 hours.
- Chop the fruits like bananas, apples, strawberries. When it is time to serve, add the chopped fruits in the custard, and serve chilled.
Video
Notes
- Adjust the sugar as per your preference.
- You can add any fruits from listed above you have.
- You can also add nuts like cashews, pistachios, or just tutti frutti.
Nutrition
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I love Bird’s Custard but I can’t find it here in Italy! However, I literally just received some I had ordered online from UK. So, this fruit custard is going on the menu this weekend!
That’s awesome. Thank you.
Fruit custard is on of the easiest and tatsiest dessers ever. I love making fruit custrad with seasonal summer fruits and it states just divine. Yours looks so refreshing.
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This easy fruit custard recipe is so delicious! I love pairing it with in season peaches and strawberries from my garden.
Thank you. Adding homegrown peaches and strawberries is an awesome idea.
Wow, does that custard look good! So creamy and love the fresh fruit. I would add some more berries just because I’m so into berries this summer!
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This recipe sounds smooth, creamy and delicious. What I like best is that the custard has just a basic flavor and then you can add whatever fruit you have on hand. Yum!
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What a great idea, I love a quick and easy summer dessert. We have plenty of strawberries at the moment to go with your easy custard. Thanks for sharing.
Hope you try this to use up your strawberries. Thank you
This is the perfect summer dessert AND one of my favorites! I have to try this myself asap!
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What a gorgeous custard! This turned out great for an easy dessert and even my boys loved the fruit on top. Will make again.
Thank you so much.
Such a delicious, an easy and healthy dessert recipe to make for everyone, I am sure they will love it!
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One of the best dessert to try this summer. Thanks for sharing.
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This looks really good, I love custard with all kinds of fruits and berries. Custard powder isn’t available here, how many eggs do you think I will need?
I believe 2 eggs will be fine to make this quantity of custard. Thank you.
I see this custard powder but have never used it, now I know a quick way to make custard, which is a favorite dessert. Thanks for posting.
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Yum! I love custard, and love that you’ve incorporated apples into your version. Can’t wait to try it this way!
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I love seeing the difference in packaging from one country to the other. Back to the most important thing. I love how simple, yet tasty, this custard is.
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This looks like a perfect summer dessert! So creamy and delicious and pairs well with all the summer fruit. I especially love no-bake desserts in the summer so that you don’t have to turn on the oven in the heat.
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