Fruit Custard

Mixed Fruit Custard is an easy and simple to make Indian dessert. Make it from scratch or use store bought custard powder to make it. Here is the recipe.

A person who loves to eat fruits, will love this dessert!

Today, I am sharing a recipe of a simple and summery dessert, Fruit Custard.

I have been making it from years now, and it’s always been a hit at home.

Be it a homely weekend meal, get together or a festival, whenever I don’t have time and want to make a quick and yummy sweet, I always go for this Fruity Custard.

Filled with the goodness of lots of fruits, it’s even healthy. 

The actual joy of eating this chilled dessert is after a Summer lunch, when your tummy is full with all the delicious food and you just need a light dessert to end the perfect meal.

Sometimes, I also make it for my weekend meals and my family’s face light up when they see it on the dining table. 

Custard powder is the main element here, which adds all the flavour.

You can get ready made powder in the market or you can also make it at home from scratch.

Whenever I have extra time on my hands, I make it at home as it lend a much better taste than the store bought ones. 

Here are some more dessert recipes, that you can serve after your weekend brunch – Fruit Cream, Apple Cinnamon Cake, Strawberry Cobbler, Hot Spiced Fruit Bake, Mango Chia Pudding and Mango Mousse Cake. 

What is Fruit Custard?

It is a popular Indian dessert where the base is made with milk, custard powder and sugar.

It is then chilled and a lot of fruits are added to make it even more delicious.

You can add any fruits of your choice, but adding seasonal fruits are the best. 

You can make the custard powder at home or use the store bought one.

If you have time on your hands, do use the homemade one, as it tastes the best.

I make it at home and store it, so that it is always handy whenever I want to make this yummy dessert. 

Ingredients

How to make Custard Powder from scratch?

To make it, you just need 3 ingredients – milk powder, vanilla sugar and corn flour.

Just add all the three ingredients into a blender and make a powder out of it.

You can even use vanilla beans or vanilla extract, instead of vanilla sugar. 

To give it a slight yellow hint, add in a little powdered yellow food colouring, but this is completely optional.

Store it in an airtight container. 

If you are using Vanilla sugar, it stays good till the expiry of milk powder, but if your are using vanilla extract or vanilla beans, try and finish the powder within a month. 

How to make it without custard powder?

If you don’t have custard powder, don’t worry! You can still make a custard. You will need:

• 2 eggs
• 3 cups whole milk
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 5 tablespoons sugar

Instructions:

1. Firstly, add in 3/4 of the milk with eggs and whisk properly till you get a creamy texture. Keep it aside. 
2. Add in the remaining milk in the cornstarch, whisk it well and see that there are no lumps. 
3. Now add in the cornstarch mixture into the egg mixture and mix well. 
4. Add in vanilla extract, sugar and mix well. 
5. Now heat a pan and add in this mixture into it. Stir continuously and cook the mixture till it is creamy. Don’t make it too thick, as it will get more thicker once it cools down. 

Which fruits can be added?

I have added Banana, Mangoes, Apple, Pomegranate, Kiwi, Orange, Grapes and Strawberry, but you can go ahead and add any fruits of your choice such as Chikoo, Cantaloupe, Berries etc. 

In Summers, don’t forget to add fresh mangoes, they taste the best in this yummy dessert.

What else can be added in it except fruits?

You can add in dry fruits, nuts of your choice or Coconut flakes, tutti fruity and chocolate chips to add that extra crunch.

To add more flavour you can add in cardamom powder, rose syrup, saffron etc too. 

Variations

Shahi Fruit Custard – In this you can flavour your custard with cardamom powder, saffron and rose syrup. It adds a rich and shahi flavour to your custard. Then top it off with fruits and dry fruits. 

Chocolate – You can make a chocolate custard, by flavouring it with cocoa powder.

Jelly  – To make this version, add in some flavoured jelly at the bottom and top it with fruit custard. 

With Sponge Cake – Add some pieces of sponge cake  at the bottom of the serving bowl and then pour the custard on top.

While you eat it, the soft crumbly cake taste delicious with the creamy custard and crunch of fruits. 

Fruit Custard Tart – You can also fill it in a tart for a delicious dessert. 

Vegan – To make it vegan, you can use vegan milk substitute instead of normal milk.

You can use a combo of coconut milk and cashew milk or even almond milk. 

With Condensed milk – You can reduce the quantity of milk and add condensed milk to get a creamier texture.

Substitute 1/2 cup milk with an equivalent amount of condensed milk.

Just make sure to reduce the amount of sugar, as the condensed milk is already sweet.

Storage Suggestions

This stays good in the refrigerator for about 2-3 days.

If you are adding bananas, just remove it before storing as they tend to become black and give a strong flavour too. 

Step By Step Recipe

Take 1/2 cup milk in a bowl and add custard powder in it. Mix well to make a lump free mixture.

Heat the remaining milk in a pan. Add sugar and cook until it dissolves.

Add custard mixture and cook until the mixture thickens. Keep stirring continuously.

Remove the pan from the heat. Cover the pan with a cling wrap to avoid the formation of cream layer on top. Cool the custard completely. Chill it for 3-4 hours.

When ready to serve, add fruits in the custard and mix well.

Serve chilled.

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Fruit Custard Recipe

Mixed Fruit Custard is an easy and simple to make Indian dessert. Make it from scratch or use store bought custard powder to  make it. Here is the recipe.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Servings 6 people

Calories 160 kcal

Author Neha Mathur

Ingredients

• 500 ml Full Fat Milk
• 3 tbsp Custard Powder
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 1/4 cup Apple chopped
• 1/4 cup Mango peeled and cubed
• 1/4 cup Pomegrante
• 1/4 cup Strawberry chopped
• 1 Banana peeled and cubed
• 1/4 cup Grapes sliced into half
• 1/4 cup Orange peeled and sliced
• 1/4 cup Kiwi peeled and sliced

Instructions

1. Take 1/2 cup milk in a bowl and add custard powder in it.

2. Mix well to make a lump free mixture.

3. Heat the remaining milk in a pan

4. Add sugar and cook until it dissolves.

5. Add custard mixture and cook until the mixture thickens.

6. Keep stirring continuously.

7. Remove the pan from the heat.

8. Cover the pan with a cling wrap to avoid the formation of cream layer on top.

9. Cool the custard completely.

10. Chill it for 3-4 hours.

11. When ready to serve, add fruits in the custard and mix well.

12. Serve chilled.

Recipe Notes

You can add fruits of your choice in this custard.

Add fruits only when you are ready to serve the custard. 

Nutrition Facts

Fruit Custard Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 160 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 27mg9%

Sodium 58mg3%

Potassium 313mg9%

Carbohydrates 30g10%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 20g22%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 255IU5%

Vitamin C 20mg24%

Calcium 117mg12%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.