Mixed Fruit Custard

Luscious desserts give THE finishing touch to any perfect meal! Some spectacular desserts, like the Mixed fruit Custard can be made with little time, turns out be delicious and not too over sweet.. Chennai summer makes us crave for something chill and this dessert is good for any time of the day..And what’s more, everyone loves it..



Ingredients

1 whole cup of fresh fruits – Banana, apple, ripened mangoes, pomegranate pearls, pineapple etc.,
2 teaspoon full – Custard Powder (Vanilla Flavour)
Milkmaid – Condensed Milk – half a tin ( adjust to your sweet buds!)
Vanilla Essence – Few Drops
Milk – 2 cups

Preparation :

Warm the milk just for 2 minutes and add the custard powder to it. On a slow flame, stir in regularly without any lumps till it becomes semi-thick. It would take just 3-4 minutes. Switch off the flame.

Now add the condensed milk and mix well. Cool it. Add the Vanilla essence.

Whip this mixture in a mixie just for ½ a minute, now it transforms in to a divine creamy mixture.

Transfer this sauce to a bowl and chill in a refrigerator. (If the mixture becomes a little thick, you can add in a spoon of cold milk or some more milkmaid..)

Mix this creamy custard and fruits and serve in individual bowls. The heavenly dish is ready to be served. If you not the calorie conscious kind, add a generous dose of whipped cream as topping to make it more heavenly. Indulge!

Trivia about Custard

Custard is cornflour-based and thickens to form a sauce when mixed with milk and heated to a sufficient temperature. Custard was invented by a Birmingham scientist, Alfred Bird in 1837, because his wife was allergic to eggs - Eggs were the key ingredient used to thicken traditional custard.

After he discovered his custard (Bird’s custard powder)and became popular, he formed Alfred Bird and Sons Ltd., in Birmingham. By 1843, the company was also making the newly invented baking powder and by 1844 was promoting custard powder nationally. By 1895 the company was producing Blancmange powder, jelly powder, and egg substitute. In World War I, Bird's Custard was supplied to the British armed forces. It was later on acquired by General Foods in 1947 and has been part of Kraft Foods since 1989.