Delicious Fruit trifle Custard Pudding

Custard is a delicious and nutritious dessert which can be prepared very easily for any special occasion. It’s quick and easy and it tastes great when you have a cold.

INGREDIENTS:
 
1.    1 cup milk
2.     2tablespoons sugar
3.    1and ½ tablespoons Custard powder
4.    ½ teaspoon food colour
5.    1 vanilla cake
6.    2 cups whipped cream
7.    ½ packet strawberry Jelly
8.    ½ cup Strawberry juice
9.    Strawberry, pineapple, orange,  slice

METHOD:
1.    In a saucepan combine milk, sugar and custard powder and stir continuously until it thickens. Remove it from the flame.
2.    Mix the food colour in it.
3.    Peel all fruits and cut into small pieces.
4.    In a serving bowl or dish spread some custard then half of the cake pieces and repeat layering with custard mixture
5.    Then make another layer with strawberry juice
6.    Spread  strawberry, pineapple, orange slice over it
7.    Garnish with remain custard and spread cream and strawberry jelly on the top.
8.    Cover and Refrigerate it 30-40 minutes before setting and then serve chilled

Fruit custard

Ingredients

1.  Vanilla flavoured Custard powder - 2 tbsp

2.  Cold Milk – ¼ cup

3.  Milk - 500 ml

4.  Sugar - 1/4 cup or as require

5.  Mixed fruits  

Method

1.  Take 2 tbsp of vanilla flavoured custard powder and about ¼ cup of cool milk to this and mix it very well to make a smooth paste. If you want your custard thick, take an additional ½ tbsp. of custard powder. Mix the custard powder with cool milk otherwise, it will form lumps.

2.  Take the remaining milk (500 ml) in a saucepan and boil it.

3.  When it begins to boil, add the sugar and the custard mixed milk and stirring continuously.

4.  Cook with stirring continuously for about  5 minutes in low heat. The milk thickens to form the custard Within 5 minutes.   

5.  Switch off and let it cool in the refrigerator.  

6.  While it is cooling, you can prepare and chop the fruits. It is a great dessert where you can include all your favourite fruits. You can use apple, pear, banana, pomegranate, melon and grapes and Other seasonal fruits like mango, sapodilla, jackfruit, papaya, pineapple, peach, kiwi, dragon fruit, orange segments, lychee, strawberry, berries, mixed chopped nuts etc.

7.  But avoid the fruits like watermelon that would make the custard watery.

8.  Mix the fruits and refrigerate it until ready to serve.

9.  Otherwise, you can refrigerate chopped fruits and custard separately. While serving, take chopped fruits in individual serving bowls and pour enough custard on top. The dessert tastes best when served chilled.



Benefits of Custard:

 Fruits custard is a favourite dessert, snack and treats for a lot of people.Which Flavors include vanilla, chocolate, rice, and butterscotch. It has nutritional value, such as calcium, protein, sodium and vitamin D. Custards have a thick consistency and it’s  rich in flavour.

Custard isn't just tasty, it's healthy too. Custard high in calcium. Calcium is important for strong bones and teeth.Calcium also improves muscle contractions.

Vitamins and minerals are contained in custard. Vitamin D and magnesium are terrific nutrients for your body. They work with calcium to strengthen your bone structure and harden your teeth enamel. All of the nutrients below are found in prepared custard 

1.Vitamin A 

 2.Vitamin C

3.  Vitamin B6

4.  Vitamin B12

5.  Vitamin D

6.  Vitamin E

7.  Riboflavin

8.  Magnesium

Pistachio, butterscotch and banana are high in carbohydrates. Custard may taste sweet, but it has a great deal of sodium added to the mixture. Sodium causes high blood pressure. Custard contains high calories that lead to weight gain. That’s why you can eat a fat-free variety instead of a dry mix type.
Although Custard has both good and bad nutrition, it can be a healthy dish if you make it with fat-free milk.