Simple Fruit Salad and Custard
Make a simple 2-ingredient fruit salad with custard in minutes. A quick no-bake, refreshing dessert recipe that’s perfect for summer.
Simple fruit salad and custard
A delicious homemade fruit salad with custard is the perfect quick and easy dessert recipe. Made with just 2 ingredients, it’s a refreshing, no bake dessert treat that’s ready in minutes. Whether you’re hosting a summer get together or need something sweet in a hurry. It’s a simple fruit and custard recipe for a go to favorite. Creamy, fruity, and effortlessly delicious, perfect for kids and adults alike. Using your staples you have in the pantry. You have the option to use Evaporated milk instead of making custard. Works well.
FAQ’s
Can I chop fruits and keep for custard?
Yes you absolutely can cut up various fruits for a dessert and make some custard, to serve it with. Use bought custard or a can of fruit mix if you in a hurry. Its simple and everyone enjoys it.
What pairs well with custard?
Most desserts pair well with custard. If you need a sauce to spice up your pudding or desserts, for a special treat. Then make or use custard. It’s delicious and very convenient. A pantry staple.
- malva pudding
- apple crumble
- apple pie
- sticky toffee pudding
- lemon sponge loaf
- any sponge left over cake slices, add custard.
- muffins and cupcakes. (anything spongy)
- Fruit of the season
- custard alone is delicious.
What can I use instead of custard for a dessert?
- bought box custard
- evaporated milk
- whipped cream
- ice cream
- Greek yogurt
- Instant pudding
Is custard powder good for baking?
- Pairs with flour: When baking breads, cakes, and tarts. Add a delicious flavor to the goods.
- Thickener for desserts: Instead of using cornstarch.
- Baking with custard: Makes a sweet and milking flavor for desserts.
- Add it to your flour to make pastry cream.
Ingredients for Simple fruit salad and custard
- Can of mixed fruit
- Custard
How To make Simple fruit salad and custard
- Open a large can of mix fruit mix, empty the juice and the fruit in a large bowl.
- Prepare the custard sauce by following the instructions on the custard powder packet. Normally it is heating up the milk in a pot on the stove top. Keeping some milk to make a paste with the powder required and adding some sugar. Stir this paste to smooth consistency.
- When the milk is warm, and almost boiling. Add the custard paste and stir into the milk, to prevent clotting. With a hand whisker. Heating up the milk for the custard to thicken. Stirring all the time to prevent lumps and sticking to the pot. When it has reached a good thick sauce, take it off the stove.
- With 3 dessert bowls set aside, share your fruit mix, with some juice, equally.
- Spoon in some warm custard sauce.
- That easy and simple. Serve as a delicious, dessert for all.
- A simple and hassle free fruity dessert with that delicious, warm custard sauce. One always some canned staples in the pantry. Why not use as a quick and very simple dessert for the family, when you feeling like something sweet after a meal.
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Simple Fruit Salad and Custard
Make a simple 2-ingredient fruit salad with custard in minutes. A quick no-bake, refreshing dessert recipe that’s perfect for summer.
- Prep Time: 4 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 14 min
- Yield: 3-4 servings
- Category: dessert
- Method: no cook no bake, stovetop cooking
Ingredients
- 1 large can of mixed fruit
- Custard powder (or a box of ready made custard)
- Milk and sugar (for the custard)
Instructions
- Open a large can of mix fruit mix, empty the juice and the fruit in a large bowl.
- Prepare the custard sauce by following the instructions on the custard powder packet. Normally it is heating up the milk in a pot on the stove top. Keeping some milk to make a paste with the powder required and adding some sugar. Stir this paste to smooth consistency.
- When the milk is warm, and almost boiling. Add the custard paste and stir into the milk, to prevent clotting. With a hand whisker. Heating up the milk for the custard to thicken. Stirring all the time to prevent lumps and sticking to the pot. When it has reached a good thick sauce, take it off the stove.
- With 3 dessert bowls set aside, share your fruit mix, with some juice, equally.
- Spoon in some warm custard sauce.
- That easy and simple. Serve as a delicious, dessert for all.
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