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Custard Powder Recipe

December 9, 2021 By Gretchen 5 Comments

I recently fell in love with a baked custard tart from a fellow vegan blogger

Her picture was so seductive 

I have not stopped thinking about it since the day I set eyes on it!

Homemade Custard Powder Recipe

*photo courtesy of Sara Kidd

The only problem with the recipe, and why I didn’t try it out immediately

Is because one of the ingredients is custard powder!

I don’t know about you but I have never seen custard powder available in any store near me, ever.

So before I go tweaking up her recipe to figure out what to use instead of store bought custard powder

A decision was made to make my own homemade custard powder first.

Homemade Custard Powder Recipe

This homemade custard powder recipe will become your new staple in the pantry once you see how easy it is to grab a few tablespoons

Boil it up with some plant milk and instant custard is yours!

Homemade Custard Powder Recipe
Soft Set
Homemade Custard Powder Recipe
Medium Set
Homemade Custard Powder Recipe
Firm Set

I’ve come up with a base custard powder recipe for you to make in bulk and store it for months in the pantry

With varying strengths for different applications from firm setting to pour able sauce

Soft set is absolutely on point for a pour able custard like this one I used for my Apple Strudel!

Apple Strudel Recipe

I’ve included the ratio for firm set as well, although this will be for rare occasions when you want a custard this firm

Perhaps for something like a custard slice or napoleon style dessert?

So all you have to do now is pick your level of firmness and boil it up!

Homemade Custard Powder Recipe

The following is the recipe for the bulk custard powder

**Note there is no difference in the volume cups measure,
but the weight of the soy milk powder vs the coconut milk powder is significantly different!

I’ve also decreased the cornstarch in the soy milk version

Homemade Custard Powder Recipe

Homemade Custard Powder Recipe

 

Follow the chart below for varying settings for whatever dessert you are making!

Homemade Custard Powder Recipe

A note about milk powders:

I tested both Coconut Milk Powder and Soy Milk Powder for the base milk powder in the bulk recipes. *not sponsored

Homemade Custard Powder Recipe
Homemade Custard Powder Recipe

Notes for Success:

Warning: Coconut milk powder will impart a strong coconut flavor

I’ll  be honest I liked the taste of the soy milk version best

However the soy milk powder was double in price

Keep in mind the recipes listed below are for complete desserts exactly like a pastry cream recipe

Essentially “instant pudding” recipes

They all include sugar in the base milk plus more for each recipe of custard you make

So if your recipe also has sugar, consider adjusting the amount so you do not end up with a super sweet dessert!

Be sure to use a scale for accuracy since cornstarch is a very difficult ingredient to measure consistently with a volume spoons measure

So while I list both measures below I cannot stress enough how the grams measure with a scale is going to give you the best results.

Many times people have complained that their custard or cheesecake is like rubber and they don’t know why!

This is from a heavy measure of cornstarch when using volume measuring spoon vs the 100% accurate scale measure in grams.

One Tablespoon of cornstarch weighs only 8 grams

Be sure to sift the custard powder base recipe at least 4 times to ensure an even mix

Before measuring for the custard recipe it is a good idea to fluff it up again too!

Homemade Custard Powder Recipe

Click Here For Sara’s Vegan Custard Tart recipe!

Homemade Custard Powder Recipe

I would increase the amount of custard powder from the 35g listed in her recipe to 140g if you are using this new homemade custard powder recipe

Since her recipe has over 2 cups of liquid total and 68g of this custard powder will medium set 1 cup of liquid

Click here for how to make the perfect flaky pie crust!

How to Make The Perfect Pie Crust

Additional Notes:

As I looked into the ingredients in the store bought brand (Edmonds) I noticed it is nothing more than cornstarch, coloring, some salt and some sort of flavoring.

Whereas my recipe, as you see it contains milk powder.

I don’t foresee that as a problem but rather an added bonus to using my homemade version since the end result will be thicker and creamier than just using cornstarch

Rule of  Thumb:

When converting recipes that call for custard powder that are merely cornstarch & coloring agents

Just double the amount listed when using this homemade custard powder recipe

For more custard recipes click the links below!

Vegan Boston Creme Pie
Boston Creme Pie
No Bake Vegan Fruit and Custard Tart
Fruit Tart
Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie~ VEGAN!
Banana Cream Pie

Vegan Boston Creme Pie

No Bake Vegan Fruit and Custard Tart

Banana Cream Pie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Shaina Riley

    January 25, 2022 at 8:35 pm

    Hi Gretchen,

    How could we go about flavoring this? For example, I would like to make a matcha custard using matcha powder. Thanks in advance!

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      January 25, 2022 at 9:22 pm

      I would probably use 2 teaspoons matcha powder for every 2 cups milk you are using per recipe. (*just add it to the powder ingredients and cook it all together)

      Reply
  2. Beth

    June 2, 2022 at 12:23 am

    Thanks for your vegan baking tips!
    Can arrowroot substitute for cornstarch here? If so, how much?

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      June 2, 2022 at 12:14 pm

      Hi Beth I would not use arrowroot here. Arrowroot when used with milk based ingredients tends to get slimy. Here is a great article explaining the difference between the two ingredients so you can see pretty quickly why cornstarch is the better choice
      CLICK HERE

      Reply
    • Sunny

      July 25, 2022 at 8:15 pm

      Can this be used as pastry cream…?
      Tried it as custard and it was great

      Reply

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