Homemade Custard

[MrsMiggins]

OK, I'm not the world's worst cook, I'm usually pretty darn good in fact!:chef:

But today for the first time I decided to give homemade custard a try. Frankly up until now I couldn't really see the point in making my own given that it's much easier & not much dearer to buy it already made! However I have some custard powder in the pantry from another recipe, so I thought I'd try it out.

Now, am I doing soemthing wrong, or is homemade custard supposed to look like yellow water?! I mean, it's the right colour, but it's not the right consistency at all!! Store-bought custard is nice & thick & wobbly - this isn't at all!!

I followed the instructions on the packet to the letter. :confused:

[reAllytee]

Did you whisk it while you cooked it over the stove ?
Also it does thicken as it cools i found that when bubs was little i added less formula so that it was thicker so maybe you could give this a go ?

[MrsMiggins]

Well I actually followed the microwave instructions. I thought there'd be less washing up to do. But I did everything exactly as they said to do it.

Hmmmm.... not sure where I went wrong...:confused:

So your's does end up all nice & thick & wobbly?

[Beany]

Use more custard powder. It's the corn flour in it that makes it thick and gloopy.

Giving it a bit of extra time in the microwaves helps that, too.

[Jem]

more powder.... and more micro time....also as it cools it should thicken. :fingerscrossed:
mmm custard!! **insert drool icon here**:D

[MrsMiggins]

OK, so here's what I did...

The packet said two tablespoons of custard powder, 1 tablespoon of sugar & 2 cups of milk.

I was just practising so decided to make some for myself first before making DD's.

(2 cups of milk seemed like an awful lot though...)

It said to put the custard & sugar in a micro-safe bowl & add just enough milk to make a paste. Then add the rest of the milk gradually, whisking well after each addition. (Did all that) Then microwave on med for 2 minutes, stirring after one minute. (I microwaved it on 50%, stirring as they said). Then let it stand for 1 minute.

It was just completely runny! So I added about another 1 1/2 tablespoons of custard powder, first mixing it with a little of the other runny custard to make a paste. Then I microwaved it for another minute. Still nothing. Then another minute on 70%. Still watery! I left it to stand for an hour - still watery!

On the plus side, it smells really nice! :)

[Jem]

OK, so here's what I did...

The packet said two tablespoons of custard powder, 1 tablespoon of sugar & 2 cups of milk.

I was just practising so decided to make some for myself first before making DD's.

(2 cups of milk seemed like an awful lot though...)

It said to put the custard & sugar in a micro-safe bowl & add just enough milk to make a paste. Then add the rest of the milk gradually, whisking well after each addition. (Did all that) Then microwave on med for 2 minutes, stirring after one minute. (I microwaved it on 50%, stirring as they said). Then let it stand for 1 minute.

It was just completely runny! So I added about another 1 1/2 tablespoons of custard powder, first mixing it with a little of the other runny custard to make a paste. Then I microwaved it for another minute. Still nothing. Then another minute on 70%. Still watery! I left it to stand for an hour - still watery!

On the plus side, it smells really nice! :)

:eek: wow.. and still runny???
Maybe youve bought a batch of dodgey custard???:detective:

[MrsMiggins]

:eek: Maybe!!

(Maybe I should just stick to the savoury stuff! I'm good at that!)

[Jem]

:eek: Maybe!!

(Maybe I should just stick to the savoury stuff! I'm good at that!)

whatever floats your boat hun :laughing: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[MrsMiggins]

:laughing: I'm pretty sure I could float some boats in my dodgy custard!!

[Jem]

:laughing: I'm pretty sure I could float some boats in my dodgy custard!!

ROFLMAO....... :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

[Beany]

Don't bother with the 50%/70% business. Microwave it full blast.

If that fails, keep the amount of sugar the same but use more powder and nuke the bejesus out of it again.

[MrsMiggins]

Cool! Thanks Beany! (I'm pretty sure my microwave has a bejesus setting....)

[reAllytee]

I actually never use the sugar as i dont want bubs with a sweet tooth.
I think you may have a dodgey pack because ive done it in the microwave a few times with no dramas either ... how weird !
Hopefully the next batch goes better :thumbsup:

[MrsMiggins]

Yeah, I thought I'd do bubs lot sans sugar. I'm beyond help though ;) so I thought I'd put it in mine!

Hmmm.... maybe I'll try again tomorrow. If this next lot fails, I'm off to Coles to get my 89c back! :laughing:

[reAllytee]

Yep i would definately make a complaint on that one & want my money back !

[MrsMiggins]

I'll storm in there with my torn open packet & my microwave jug full of runny custard!

[reAllytee]

:laughing: :laughing:

Man im so glad i actually swallowed my mouthful of drink or the screen wouldve been wearing it !