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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Make-ahead summer dessert recipes
Paul Ainsworth’s strawberry trifle
Top chef Paul Ainsworth shares a recipe from his debut cookbook, upgrading his dad's classic trifle with fresh peak-season strawberries.
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Retro puddings
Chocolate parkin with marbled custard
Sticky chocolate parkin shares top billing with chocolate and ginger custard rippled with spiced cream in this retro pudding recipe.
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Custard recipes
Crème anglaise
Crème anglaise is a staple of the French culinary canon. Here's how to make this classic thin custard recipe - it's really quite easy!
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Custard recipes
Blackcurrant and bay clafoutis
This light and fluffy clafoutis has a custardy texture that’s perfect against the juicy, tart blackcurrants. Bay adds a herbal note.
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Custard recipes
Chai crème brûlée
Who doesn’t love crème brûlée? Combine the classic custard dessert with the comforting spiced flavours of chai and you’re on to a winner.
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Fruit tart recipes
Plum and apricot brioche tart with crème fraîche custard
This extra-special plum and apricot tart is packed with ripe stone fruits encased in golden brioche, with a creme fraiche custard.
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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 it over your favourite desserts!
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March seasonal recipes
Rhubarb, ginger and custard galette
Our rhubarb galette looks gorgeous but is easy to make. A base of ginger and custard powder combines with the rhubarb juices as it bakes.
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Rhubarb recipes
Savoury custard with mackerel and pickled rhubarb (chawanmushi)
This savoury custard recipe is a spin on Japanese dish chawanmushi. The custard showcases the flavour combo of smoked mackerel and rhubarb.
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Rhubarb recipes
Rhubarb and custard brioche loaf
Peell away the layers of this heavenly tear-and-share brioche loaf. Between each sheet of pillowy dough sits a rich rhubarb custard.
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Christmas starter recipes
Parmesan and paprika custards with quince toast
With parmesan, smoky paprika and fruity quince paste soldiers for dipping, these savoury set custards provide a simple make-ahead starter.
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Rhubarb recipes
Deep-fried custard with rhubarb dipping sauce
Rhubarb and custard like you’ve never seen it before! Our take on Italy's crema fritta pairs deep-fried custard croquettes with rhubarb sauce.
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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 muffins are given a suitably chic update.
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s Îles flottantes
Master this classic French dessert Îles flottantes which sees a perfect custard topped with meringues then covered in caramel. How you flavour the custard is up to you!
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Mother's Day recipes
Karpatka (Polish custard slice)
Kuba Winkowski shares his recipe for karpatka, Polish custard slice. Thick custard is sandwiched between two flaky layers of choux pastry.
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Trifle recipes
Sherry trifle with praline and orange custard
Our stunning sherry trifle is topped with orange custard, a billowing layer of cream and praline shards. The perfect festive dessert.
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