Custard recipes
The joy of custard is its versatility: whether you’re pouring it over bread and butter pudding, eating it baked inside a pastel de nata, or spreading a creme anglaise on top of a pastry.
Once you’ve made proper custard from scratch, you’ll never go back to the powdered stuff. We’ve got a silky vegan custard recipe. too.
Explore the many joys to be had from combining eggs, milk and sugar in our custard recipes collection, or find custard tarts galore here.
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Retro puddings
Chocolate parkin with marbled custard
Sticky Yorkshire parkin is taken to chocolate town with this indulgent bake – but the sauce definitely shares star billing....
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Custard recipes
Crème anglaise
Crème anglaise is a staple of the French culinary canon and the basis of many other custard recipes. This classic...
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Custard recipes
Blackcurrant and bay clafoutis
This light and fluffy clafoutis has a creamy custardy texture that’s perfect against the juicy, tart fruit. We’ve used blackcurrants...
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Custard recipes
Chai crème brûlée
Who doesn’t like a crème brûlée?! Combine the classic crunchy-topped custard with the comforting spiced flavours of chai and you’re...
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Fruit tart recipes
Plum and apricot brioche tart with crème fraîche custard
This extra special brioche tart makes the most of the summer’s fruit. A crème fraîche custard captures the delicious fruit...
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Vegan dessert recipes
Vegan custard
Vegan custard is easy to make (even easier than regular custard, in fact) and endlessly versatile. Enjoy this 4-ingredient version...
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March seasonal recipes
Rhubarb, ginger and custard galette
Gorgeous to look at but simple to knock together, this galette serves up the tessellated bedazzlement of those rhubarb tarts...
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Rhubarb recipes
Savoury custard with mackerel and pickled rhubarb (chawanmushi)
Rhubarb and custard in a savoury setting? You bet – chawanmushi is a Japanese egg custard usually flavoured with dashi...
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Rhubarb recipes
Rhubarb and custard brioche loaf
The layers of this tear-and-share brioche loaf can simply be peeled away to enjoy. Between each sheet of pillowy dough...
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Christmas starter recipes
Parmesan and paprika custards with quince toast
With umami-rich parmesan, smoky paprika and fruity quince paste soldiers for dipping, these savoury set custards provide a simple make-ahead...
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Rhubarb recipes
Deep-fried custard with rhubarb dipping sauce
This is rhubarb and custard like you’ve never seen it before! In the Marche region of Italy crema fritta is...
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Easy baking recipes to make with kids
Raspberry and custard mini cakes
Reminiscent of school traybakes with pink icing, these raspberry and custard mini cakes are given a suitably chic update –...
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s Îles flottantes
You’re in for a treat with this classic dessert which sees a perfect custard, topped with meringues then covered in...
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Mother's Day recipes
Karpatka (Polish custard slice)
Chef Kuba Winkowski shares his mum’s recipe for karpatka, Polish custard slice. Thick custard is sandwiched between two flaky layers...
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Trifle recipes
Sherry trifle with praline and orange custard
Our stunning sherry trifle is topped with orange scented custard, a billowing layer of cream and praline shards. Some crafty...
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Afternoon tea recipes
Strawberry custard creams
Bake a strawberry version of classic custard creams. Crisp vanilla biscuits are filled with jam and a delicious strawberry and...
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