Homemade Custard

**MrsMiggins** · 04-05-2006 16:31

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

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.

**reAllytee** · 04-05-2006 18:15

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** · 04-05-2006 20:44

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...

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

**Beany** · 04-05-2006 21:03

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** · 04-05-2006 21:05

more powder.... and more micro time....also as it cools it should thicken.

mmm custard!! **insert drool icon here**

**MrsMiggins** · 04-05-2006 21:14

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** · 04-05-2006 21:18

Originally Posted by 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!

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