Quick and Easy to make Chocolate custard using store bought custard powder. It’s creamy and delicious and is kid friendly.
Day 2 of BM# 30 and my theme for this week is “Summer Specials”. This month’s Kid’s Delight event is being hosted by the talented Chef Mireille @ Schizo Chef. So my entry is this creamy and delicious Chocolate Custard made with custard powder.
Kid Friendly Chocolate recipe:
I love this theme because it is crazy hot here and my 5 year old is driving me crazy with his little demands. So I’ve been looking for some kid friendly recipes to please my picky eater. And what is more kid friendly than a recipe with chocolate in it.
Today I made something sweet with one of his favorite ingredients, chocolate. He doesn’t eat vanilla in any form and he wouldn’t even touch the regular custard. So I added some cocoa to custard and made a chocolate version of it and he loved it. I wish I had thought of it earlier!!
Easy Chocolate Custard Recipe:
Chocolate custard is technically made with milk/ cream, egg yolks, sugar and of course chocolate. This involves tempering yolks, to make sure that they don’t curdle and other techniques that might be a little challenging.
So to makes things easy, I use store-bought custard powder. I grew up on custard made from custard powder and didn’t realize that wasn’t authentic until recently. But I still prefer the easy eggfree custard version.
Ingredients for Eggfree Custard Recipe:
All you need is milk/ cream/ heavy cream, sugar, custard powder and unsweetened cocoa. You can make and chill the custard at least 2 days before serving. This makes for a great dessert for kids party or any party, if you ask me.
Custard Serving Ideas:
Make a custard bar, if you will at the party. Serve toppings in individual bowls, so the kids can choose whatever they want. My kids favorites are crushed oreos, mini chocolate chips etc. But healthy options like berries, bananas etc are also great.
Other Recipe Ideas with Custard Powder:
If you bought a jar of custard powder and need recipe ideas to use it, here are a few:
Chocolate Custard with Custard Powder
Ingredients
- 2 cups+3tbsps Milk (I used 2% milk and added about 1/2 cup of cream since I had to use it)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp custard powder
- 1 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- As needed Toppings of choice - Oreo cookies, Banana, berries, apple and so on
Instructions
- Combine 2 cups milk and sugar in a heavy bottomed sauce pan and bring to a boil.
- In the meantime, whisk custard powder and cocoa in the remaining 3tbsp milk, making sure that there are no lumps.
- Once the milk comes to a boil, remove from heat and slowly add the custard powder mixture whisking continuously.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer whisking continuously until the mixture thickens, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and mix vanilla extract. Let the mixture cool completely and chill it before serving.
Srivalli
Oh gosh those pictures are driving me crazy Pavani..those are looking so good..and know what, for a change it’s raining in Madras..and I still won’t mind getting this to eat though..:)..your son’s pic tops the list ok..he should pose more
Sapana Behl
Wow ! Who can resist that and with all those chocolate even adults are in the queue.
vaishali sabnani
Custurd is such a versatile dessert..one can do wonders with it..I am drooling over those pics and would love to indulge in grabbing some of those bowls.
Priya Suresh
I’ll go for that oreo topped custard, lovely topping and my kind of dessert,loving it.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
Such a delicious one! The one with crushed oreos tops my list 🙂
Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi
Lovely idea for choco lovers!
Gayathri's Cook Spot
My daughter would go crazy for the Oreo topped custard. It looks divine..
preeti garg
Mouthwatering and bookmarked :0
Nivedhanams Sowmya
silky smooth and mouth watering… very well explained!!Sowmya
Denise
What does 2+3 cups tbsps Milk mean? How many cups go in the saucepan and how many tbsps to mix the custard and cocoa?
cookshideout
Hi Denise, I updated the recipe with the correct milk amounts. Hope this helps. Thank you.
Frank port
I made it and it was good my family like it
cookshideout
Hi Frank, so glad that your family liked the custard. Thank you for letting me know.
Frank port
This time I made i and I put all the item in a blender I did use a double broiler on high heat and it took 5 minute stirring all the time it came out great now I have 2 receipe to follow thank you