Homemade custard without custard powder is delicious and easy to make from scratch, which can be a base for fruit custards or other homemade desserts. This is very simple and easy recipe to make egg based custard without custard powder at home.
You can enjoy this homemade custard as a simple and easy dessert on its own and it tastes best when chilled, but you can also enjoy it warm or at room temperature as you prefer.
If you want to make an egg free custard, try this easy custard recipe without eggs or custard powder here.
Delicious custard can be easily made at home using custard powder (which you can buy online here) but you can also make delicious homemade egg custard following this easy egg custard recipe without using custard powder.
We only need very few ingredients to make this homemade custard without custard powder and we use cornstarch to add thickness to the custard.
The one thing that you need to make sure while preparing this homemade custard is to mix it well without forming any lumps, as that is very important for a smooth and creamy texture of the custard.
If needed, you can strain this custard through a strainer which will ensure there is no lumps in the custard.
Chill this custard and add chopped fruits to make a simple and easy fruit custard or fruit salad or use this custard as a base in other desserts like simple puddings where custard is called.
So here is how you can make this simple, easy and yummy custard without custard powder following this easy custard recipe at home.
Things helpful to make this custard: Balloon Whisk
How To Make Custard Without Custard Powder
We use the following ingredients to make homemade custard without custard powder.
Ingredients to make custard without custard powder
2 large eggs
3 cups whole milk
3 tablespoons corn starch
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
6 tablespoons sugar adjust according to preference
Steps To Follow (The Process)
Whisk the eggs in a bowl. Add 2 cups of milk to the whisked eggs and whisk again to make a smooth egg milk mixture. I recommend straining this mixture through a good quality strainer in case the mixture is not very smooth.
In a small bowl, add the cornstarch and 1/2 cup of milk, mix very well to form the cornstarch base without any lumps.
Add the remaining 1/2 cup of milk to the cornstarch mixture and mix well to form a smooth mixture.
Add this cornstarch milk mixture to the egg milk mixture, mix everything very well, you can use the balloon whisk for the best possible consistency.
Transfer the contents to a medium sized saucepan, add in the sugar and vanilla essence, stir everything well and bring the mixture to a boil by cooking in medium heat, stirring continuously using a good wooden spoon or use a good quality steel spatula.
Stirring continuously, cook the mixture in medium heat until the mixture is creamy. Mine took around 8 to 9 minutes to reach the desired consistency. You do not need to cook it further as the custard will further thicken a bit as it cools down. Once the custard is done, switch off the stove and keep the saucepan away from heat.
Whisk the custard again using a balloon whisk for the best, smooth and creamy texture.
You can check the sugar and if needed, you can add more sugar and vanilla essence to the custard, mix again very well using a balloon whisk.
Let the custard cool down, and once it is cooled, it is ready to be used as you like, either warm or chilled or use as a base for other recipes.
Below you can read the easy recipe for making custard without custard powder in detail.
Custard Without Custard Powder – How To Make Custard Without Custard Powder
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 3 cups whole milk
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 6 tablespoons sugar adjust according to preference
Instructions
- Whisk the eggs in a bowl.
- Add 2 cups of milk to the whisked eggs and whisk again to make a smooth egg milk mixture. I recommend straining this mixture through a good quality strainer in case the mixture is not very smooth.
- In a small bowl, add the cornstarch and 1/2 cup of milk, mix very well to form the cornstarch base without any lumps.
- Add the remaining 1/2 cup of milk to the cornstarch mixture and mix well to form a smooth mixture.
- Add this cornstarch milk mixture to the egg milk mixture, mix everything very well, you can use the balloon whisk for the best possible consistency.
- Transfer the contents to a medium sized saucepan, add in the sugar and vanilla essence, stir everything well and bring the mixture to a boil by cooking in medium heat, stirring continuously using a good wooden spoon or use a good quality steel spatula.
- Stirring continuously, cook the mixture in medium heat until the mixture is creamy. Mine took around 8 to 9 minutes to reach the desired consistency. You do not need to cook it further as the custard will further thicken a bit as it cools down. Once the custard is done, switch off the stove and keep the saucepan away from heat.
- Whisk the custard again using a balloon whisk for the best, smooth and creamy texture.
- You can check the sugar and if needed, you can add more sugar and vanilla essence to the custard, mix again very well using a balloon whisk.
- Let the custard cool down, and once it is cooled, it is ready to be used as you like, either warm or chilled or use as a base for other recipes.
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The recipe is amazing!!!!! This is much better than the canned or powdered one!!! Thanks so much for it
Hi Lewis, I am so glad you liked the custard recipe! Thank you so much for your feedback and rating 🙂