Mango Custard Recipe

Mango Custard : I am starting my blogging journey with this delicious and easy fruit based quick and easy dessert under 30 minutes.

Its very auspicious to start with yellow color :-).

Mango Custard Ingredients

Ripe Mango – 1 Number Or Puree or Preserve – 1/3 Cup
Sugar – 1/4 Cup (If using preserve reduce sugar)
Milk – 1 Cup
Custard Powder Or Corn Starch – 3tsp or 1 Tbsp.
Cardamom Powder – 1tsp (if using custard powder reduce to 1/2tsp)
Few Fruit Pieces – Mango and Apple (Optional)
Saffron or Turmeric Powder – A Pinch (Optional)
Vanilla Extract – 1/4tsp (If using custard powder skip it)

Mango Custard Preparation

• Clean the mangoes, peel the skin, extract the pulp and blend in the mixie/food processor with sugar to a fine mango puree.
• Mix the custard powder with 1/4 cup warm milk in a separate bowl keep aside.
• In a heavy bottomed pan bring the rest of milk to boil.
• Once bubbles appear on sides of the pan, start adding the milk + custard powder mixture in batches to it.
• While adding to reduce the flame to low.
• Stir continuously otherwise it will stick in the bottom.
• also the mixture gets thicken soon so do quickly stir while adding.
• When the mixture turns thick and shiny do remove from heat.
• Keep stirring for a while for the heat to evaporate even after removing from heat.
• Now add mango puree or preserve to the custard mixture mix well and refrigerate for 30mins at least.
• Add few fruit pieces you like while serving.

Notes & Variations

1. To get a creamy custard, fold 2-3 Tbsp whipped cream before refrigerate (mango custard mixture should be at room temperature while adding it).
2. Can add store bought mango pulp instead of fresh mango puree.
3. If you get any lumps in the custard just blend in mixie / food processor or strain the custard mixture to get rid of lumps.
4. Make sure custard is cooked well.