Saturday, 5 January 2013

Fruit Custard | Fruit Salad With Custard | Custard Fruit Salad





Fruit Salad is a very simple but filling snack or dessert that can just delight us in every scoop. In a single serving you get all the required vitamins and essentials, the more colorful the fruit salad is the more better will its health benefits be. The custard fruit salad is the most simple yet heavenly delight and has the most votes. It is an easy way of feeding fussy and picky eaters. The custard mix tastes like melted ice-cream and so it goes in without any fuss. I have added more papayas here, as I had more papayas available and its one of my favorite fruit. The advantage of this fruit salad is, you can use any available seasonal fruits and any fruits of your choice. So simple and elegant but yummiest dessert, can be made in just minutes. Also there is no much cooking except for the preparation of sauce. You can increase or decrease the addition of custard sauce according to your wish and also the choice of fruits completely depends on your taste. 

I did my schooling in a convent and every year we used to have mission sales at our school. We students had to run a stall like the one at fun fairs, sell something profitably and give the profit we have earned to the poor and needy, which the school will take care of. We would always plan well for the day and we had competitions among the classes so as to see which class earns better. Every one would individually work so hard for it and also parents would give full support to the kids. They would prepare something and give it to the kids, to be sold at the stalls. We had fun and someone benefited from it also, so it was a dual profit. So why am I narrating this story I know its far too away from the niche, now let me come to the point. The most predominantly found and most selling eatable at the fair will be fruits salads and particularly custard fruit salad. Almost every stall would sell this, but as we had competitions within classes we would always get the ones available in the stalls belonging to our class. Our breakfast or brunch was this fruit salad only and the day begins with this colorful salad. Now after years, whenever I make this custard fruit salad at home, I always recollect those beautiful days, cherish it as I eat every scoop of it. So it is another recipe that is so close to my heart and wanted to welcome 2013 with this simple dessert. Here now lets see how to make this simple delight.








INGREDIENTS

Serves 2 people 
Total Preparation Time - 20 to 30 minutes 
  1. Chopped Papaya - 1/2 cup 
  2. Chopped Apple - 1/4 cup 
  3. Chopped Banana - 1/4 cup 
  4. Chopped Mango - 1/4 cup 
  5. Chopped Pineapple - 1/8 cup (or) Orange - 1/8 cup (or) both
  6. Grapes - Few 
  7. Almonds - Few (Optional)
  8. Custard powder - 1 spoon (Vanilla flavored) 
  9. Sugar - 4 spoons 
  10. Boiled milk - 100 ml (1/2 cup) (or) Almond milk


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PREPARATION METHOD 


Preparation Of Pouring Custard:
  • Take 3 spoons of warm milk and add custard powder to it and mix well. 
  • Now pour the remaining milk into the saucepan and place on flame. Then when it starts boiling, pour the custard mixture into it stirring continuously. Keep stirring on low flame until the mixture turns slightly thick. It should not be too thick must have a creamy consistency. 
  • Now remove from flame and set aside.
Preparation of Fruit salad:
  • Chop all the fruits into smaller pieces and set aside. 
  • Take a serving glass or bowl and alternatively place layers of fruits according to your wish. 
  • Then pour the chilled custard mixture over it and top with some chopped almonds. (I soaked the almonds in water for few minutes then used it, to give a crunchier tit bits, but you can use it as such)
  • Refrigerate for a few minutes and serve chilled.


TIP 1: You can reduce sugar and drizzle some honey over the fruit salad if you wish. 

TIP 2: You can use any available fruits to make this fruit salad. Mangoes, papayas, pineapples, apple, grapes, strawberries, bananas, sweet lime, oranges, sapodilla (chikoo or sapota) etc. You can use any of the above fruits to make this delicious fruit salad. 

TIP 3: Adding some sour fruits like strawberries, oranges and mangoes makes a nice combo with the sweet fruits and enhances the taste of the fruit salad. 

TIP 4: The custard should have pouring consistency yet creamy. It should not be too thick. Also adding some fresh cream to the custard mix enhances the flavor of the custard. 


Delicious and delectable Custard Fruit Salad is now ready!! Serve as dessert or snack and enjoy!!



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36 comments:

  1. wow what a lovely bowl of fruit and sis I can have this all day. love the gorgeous clicks dear... like we I also am a convent girl ;) and we used to do similar activities in school, those days never some back...

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    1. Thank you Sis :) Same pinch :) Beautiful days and good activities na... Yeah those are golden days sis!! Will never get them back :(

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  2. Wow! Looks Yummy.Nice clicks as usual.

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  3. Love the colorful glass. so rich and creamy.

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  4. Wow wonderful glass with fruit salad. Lovely clicks...

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  5. Refreshing and delicious salad.. Love the clicks..

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  6. wow....it looks so scrumptious!

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  7. Wonderful and colourful treat divy...won't u sleep ?

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  8. Beautiful dessert, you have served them elegantly.

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  9. Simple , Quick & yummy treat .Visual treat too.

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  10. wow awesome clicks :) lovely looking salad dear

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  11. lovely clicks sis.yummy dessert.

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  12. Colorful and beautiful dessert,love the presentation..inviting

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  13. very colorful, my eyes we just wide open till I come this comment box..very interesting..

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  14. eye catching and delicious dessert....

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  15. Wow really very yumm salad... i can have the both glasses... n am too convent student and i had many experience with the stalls conducted on our schooldays... really unforgettable... Same Pinch Divy!!!!

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  16. Love the click Divz..This my favourite dessert

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  17. Wow ! Real yummy one...
    http://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com

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  18. wo all fruits in a shot. so yummy they look.

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  19. if hungry hv this as this way atleast fruits wud go in system

    congrats on ur prizes and again pics r very inviting

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  20. Very flavorful and delightful fruits custard dear. As usual wonderful clicks!

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  21. I am literally salivating here...Its damn hot here today and this glass of chilled custard looks extremely inviting...
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  22. Yum, yum! I loved this concept. My kids would love this fruit salad.

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  23. Wow mouth watering.......Fruit salad. Amazing clicks.

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  24. A Healthy and yummy Kids special Dessert Dear... I love this one too.

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  25. mouthwatering dessert. Lovely clicks

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  26. thats a great recipe.. easy and healthy..yum!

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  27. WOOW! what delicious clicks.

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  28. mouth watering creamy salad.. superb pics.. i do make the same way..

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  29. That is a perfect mix of fruits. Very good for the summer heat down under.

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  30. wow!!yummy dessert and lovely photos...
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    More recipes are most welcome!!

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