Custard
Custard has been a popular dessert for centuries and its recipes have evolved over time. The earliest custards were made with milk, eggs and sweeteners such as honey or sugar. They were often flavoured with spices such as cinnamon or nutmeg.
Custard recipes began to appear in cookbooks in the 16th century. The first known recipe was published in England in 1558. It was made with milk, eggs, cream, sugar and spices.
In the 18th century, custard recipes became more elaborate. They often included cream, fruit and nuts. Custard pies were also popular at this time.
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Recipes
No-Bake Lemon Custards With Strawberries
- STRAWBERRY TOPPING
- black pepper
- strawberry
- sugar
- CUSTARDS
- lemon juice
- salt
- heavy cream
- lemon zest
- sugar
No-Bake Butterscotch Custards
- whipped cream
- crème fraîche
- heavy cream
- light
- dark brown sugar
- salt
- vanilla extract
Easy Old-Fashioned Baked Custard
- sugar
- salt
- milk
- egg
- nutmeg
- raspberry
- water
- mint
Classic Rhubarb Custard Pie (With Crust Recipe)
- butter
- sugar
- sugar
- all purpose flour
- ground
- egg
- milk
- rhubarb
- all purpose flour
- water
- butter
- salt
Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts
- cinnamon
- milk
- sugar
- cinnamon
- all purpose flour
- all butter puff pastry
- egg yolk
Rhubarb Custard Cake
- SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
- springform
- all purpose flour
- egg yolk
- sugar
- salt
- rhubarb
- sour cream
- dark rum
- lemon zest
- egg
- baking powder
- butter
Classic English Egg Custard Tart
- all purpose flour
- nutmeg
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- egg yolk
- light cream
- water
- egg
- butter
- salt
Traditional Flan Custard
- condensed milk
- salt
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- evaporated milk
- egg
Galaktoboureko: Custard Pie With Phyllo
- lemon rind
- orange rind
- sugar
- butter
- water
- phyllo pastry
- semolina
- lemon
- milk
- egg yolk
Easy No-Crust Custard Pie
- evaporated milk
- whipping cream
- vanilla extract
- butter
- egg
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- confectioners sugar
- nutmeg
Classic Custard Pie With Nutmeg
- sugar
- nutmeg
- salt
- milk
- sugar
- egg
- ice water
- all purpose flour
Yellow Summer Squash Custard Pie
- egg yolk
- nutmeg
- salt
- butter
- heavy cream
- shortening
- salt
- egg
- all purpose flour
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- ice water
- butter
- summer squash
Vegan Chocolate Custard Cake
- walnut
- vanilla extract
- tofu
- date
- coconut cream
- coconut flake
- cocoa powder
- maple syrup
- whipped cream
Daniel Skurnick’s Franco-Chinese Steamed Ginger Custard
- ginger
- milk
- half
- sugar
- egg yolk
No Bake Mixed Berry Custard Tart
- vanilla extract
- peach
- honey
- cornstarch
- salt
- berry
- milk
- honey
- ritz cracker
- butter
- egg yolk
- butter
- thyme
Classic English Custard Sauce
- vanilla bean
- sugar
- milk
- egg yolk
- heavy cream
Creamy Mocha Custard
- vanilla extract
- sweet
- honey
- black coffee
- salt
- egg yolk
- heavy cream
Berry Custard Pie
- milk
- blueberry
- raspberry
- sugar
- salt
- graham cracker crust
- vanilla extract
- egg
Spanish Pastry Cream: Easy Egg Custard
- cinnamon
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- lemon
- milk
- egg yolk
Caramel Custard
- sugar
- milk
- vanilla extract
- water
- nutmeg
- egg
- butter
Colombian Christmas Custard (Natilla Colombiana)
- coconut
- vanilla
- baking soda
- salt
- butter
- clove
- nut
- cornstarch
- cinnamon
- milk
- panela
Burnt-Caramel Custards
- salt
- whipped cream
- heavy cream
- vanilla bean
- salt
- sugar
- egg yolk
Easy Dairy-Free Mango Custard
- coconut milk
- basil
- mango
- cornstarch
- sugar
- egg yolk
Rich Vanilla Custard Sauce
- salt
- egg
- nutmeg
- all purpose flour
- milk
- sugar
- vanilla extract
Steamed “Water Egg” Custard
- rice
- green onion
- water
- salt
- egg
Choc-Nanner-Nut Custards
- lemon zest
- banana
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- salt
- brown sugar
- chocolate chip
- peanut
- sugar
- egg yolk
- vanilla wafer
- butter
Easy Coconut Custard Pie
- sweetened coconut flake
- salt
- vanilla extract
- all purpose flour
- coconut flake
- milk
- whipped cream
- sugar
- egg
- butter
Incredibly Gooey Collapsing Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie Custard Cake.
- vanilla bean
- pecan
- molasses
- powdered sugar
- bourbon
- egg
- dark
- honey
- egg yolk
- cake flour
Egg Custard Pie
- egg white
- vanilla extract
- pie crust
- salt
- almond milk
- egg
- sugar
- nutmeg
Vanilla Custard
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- cornstarch
- butter
- milk
- light cream
- egg yolk
Baked Fresh Cherry Custard Cake
- salt
- butter
- milk
- all purpose flour
- dark cherry
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- egg
Parisian Custard Tart
- All-Purpose Tart Dough
- egg
- sugar
- ice water
- all purpose flour
- salt
- butter
- Custard Tart
- puff pastry
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- water
- cornstarch
- brown sugar
- dark rum
- milk
- egg
Lemon Custard
- vanilla extract
- butter
- milk
- lemon
- sugar
- cornstarch
- light cream
- egg yolk
Gluten and Dairy-Free Coconut Custard Pie
- sugar
- gluten
- light coconut milk
- sweetened coconut
- salt
- tapioca starch
- egg yolk
- sweet rice flour
- egg
Apple Custard Pie with Cinnamon Streusel
- pumpkin pie spice
- sugar
- vanilla
- sour cream
- pie crust
- all purpose flour
- lemon
- sugar
- butter
- butter
- apple
- egg yolk
Baked Sweet Potato Custard
- ground
- ginger
- salt
- cinnamon
- sugar
- milk
- egg
- water
- nutmeg
Blueberry Custard Pie With Streusel Topping
- all purpose flour
- egg
- vanilla extract
- salt
- blueberry
- brown sugar
- pecan
- butter
- sugar
- water
- sour cream
Lime Custards with Lychees
- lychee
- sugar
- lime juice
- salt
- lime
- heavy cream
Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts
- candy thermometer
- all purpose flour
- vanilla extract
- ch cinnamon
- lemon
- milk
- butter
- all purpose flour
- salt
- sugar
- egg yolk
Easy Thai Banana Coconut Custard
- banana
- coconut milk
- coconut flavoring
- banana
- sugar
- egg
- oil
Creamy Corn Custard
- cayenne pepper
- heavy cream
- salt
- milk
- corn
- egg
-
Spiced Vanilla Custards with Sweet Potato Streusel
- gelatin
- star anise pod
- heavy cream
- all purpose flour
- sweet potato chip
- milk
- salt
- vanilla bean
- butter
- sugar
- cinnamon
- light brown sugar
- cinnamon
- egg yolk
Baked Caramel Custard
- brown sugar
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- salt
- milk
- egg
Apple and Fig Custard
- salt
- vanilla bean
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- apple
- apple brandy
- demerara sugar
- lemon zest
- milk
- egg
- crème fraîche
- butter
- mission fig
Cranberry Custard Pie
- sugar
- all purpose flour
- shortening
- salt
- egg
- cornstarch
- water
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- butter
- cranberry
- egg
- butter
- sugar
- sugared cranberry
- water
Frozen Custard
- sparkling sugar
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- salt
- milk
- sugar
- light corn syrup
- egg yolk
Apple Cranberry Streusel Custard Pie
- cinnamon
- cranberry
- eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
- nut
- brown sugar
- water
- pillsbury all purpose flour
- butter
- pie crust
- egg
- all purpose apple
Toasted-Coconut Custard Tart
- Filling
- white pepper
- kiwi
- vanilla bean
- light brown sugar
- milk
- egg yolk
- coconut
- all purpose flour
- Tart Shell
- salt
- butter
- ice water
- all purpose flour
Raspberry-Brown Butter Custard Pie
- Custard
- whipped cream
- sugar
- vanilla bean
- nutmeg
- lemon zest
- all purpose flour
- salt
- raspberry
- butter
- egg yolk
- egg
- Piecrust
- all purpose flour
- salt
- sugar
- ice water
- butter
- cornmeal
Grape Custard Pie in Puff Pastry
- cinnamon
- salt
- almond flour
- sugar
- red grape
- italian flour
- egg
- puff pastry dough
Peach Custard Pie
- vanilla
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- pie crust
- egg yolk
- butter
- peach
- sour cream
Custard Tart with Cream and Fresh Fruit
- butter
- stone fruit
- vanilla bean
- heavy cream
- salt
- egg
- cornstarch
- milk
- sugar
- egg yolk
Rhubarb Custard Pie
- sugar
- sugar
- egg
- all purpose flour
- salt
- water
- all purpose flour
- butter
- tapioca
- egg
- butter shortening
- rhubarb
- nutmeg
Rice Custard with Raisins and Citron
- candied citron
- kumquat
- rum
- coconut
- citron
- sugar
- raisin
- rice milk
- dairyfree whipping cream
- rice flour
- gelatin sheet
Rich & Creamy Custard Tart With Pine Nuts
- marsala wine
- salt
- salt
- egg
- butter
- vanilla pod
- pine nut
- semolina
- sugar
- sugar
- all purpose flour
- egg
- milk
- butter
Summer Blackberry Custards
- lemon juice
- vanilla extract
- milk
- all purpose flour
- heavy cream
- orange zest
- egg
- dark brown sugar
- blackberry
Dashi-Steamed Egg Custard
- STEAMED EGGS
- nori sheet
- salt
- green onion
- egg
- VEGAN DASHI
- white
- 4x4 kombu
- garlic
- shiitake mushroom
Custard (aka Creme Anglaise)
- heavy cream
- vanilla bean
- sugar
- milk
- egg yolk
Brown Sugar Custard with Strawberry Compote, Whipped Creme Fraiche and Almond Honeycomb
- mint
- lemon juice
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- crème fraîche
- vanilla bean
- light brown sugar
- corn syrup
- almond
- salt
- clove
- salt
- heavy cream
- honey
- baking soda
- strawberry
- egg yolk
Cardamom-Coffee Custard
- butter
- vanilla bean
- cornstarch
- salt
- milk
- dark roast coffee bean
- sugar
- cardamom
- coffee bean
- egg yolk
Roasted-Buckwheat Custards (Soba-Cha Puddings) Recipe
- whipped cream
- soba cha
- heavy cream
- salt
- sugar
- egg yolk
Soft and Rich Chocolate Frozen Custard Recipe
- heavy cream
- milk
- vanilla extract
- dutch cocoa powder
- sugar
- salt
- light corn syrup
- egg yolk
Ricotta Custard With Salted Caramel Pears
- all purpose flour
- salt
- white wine vinegar
- lemon
- sheep milk ricotta
- vanilla bean
- almond
- sugar
- bosc pear
- powdered sugar
- egg
Creamy Custard with Baked Peaches
- almond
- butter
- honey
- thyme
- cream cheese
- egg yolk
- vanilla bean
- sugar
- milk
- peach
- cream
Raspberry Custard Tart
- SAUCE
- sugar
- butter
- raspberry
- water
- salt
- PASTRY
- lemon zest
- egg yolk
- butter
- lemon juice
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- salt
- heavy cream
- FILLING
- raspberry
- vanilla bean
- heavy cream
- sugar
- egg yolk
Brandied Peach Custard Pie
- mint
- whipped cream pastry
- pie crust
- shaker
- solid vegetable shortening
- pie crust
- sugar
- brown sugar
- ice water
- cinnamon
- brandy
- nutmeg
- salt
- all purpose flour
- heavy cream
- butter
- egg
- peach
Chai Chocolate Custard with Ginger Cream
- gelatin
- cinnamon
- sugar
- darjeeling tea
- ginger
- salt
- milk
- black pepper
- ginger
- green cardamon
- clove
- heavy cream
- egg yolk
- chocolate
Magic Three Layer Custard Cake (From One Batter)
- vanilla extract
- butter
- milk
- sugar
- all purpose flour
- egg
- strawberry
- icing sugar
- whipped cream
Egg Custard Pie
- milk
- heavy cream
- salt
- nutmeg
- vanilla extract
- egg
- egg yolk
- sugar
Blue Potato Custard with White Cake
- strawberry sauce
- evaporated milk
- strawberry
- salt
- vanilla
- lime
- ricotta cheese
- blue potato
- cocoa powder
- condensed milk
- confectioners sugar
- coconut
- sugar
- water
- butter
- heavy cream
- by ch white cake
Baked Brown Sugar Custards
- orange zest
- dark brown sugar
- milk
- heavy cream
- dark brown sugar
- egg
Chai Chocolate Custard with Ginger Cream
- gelatin
- cinnamon
- sugar
- darjeeling tea
- ginger
- salt
- milk
- black peppercorn
- ginger
- green cardamom
- clove
- heavy cream
- egg yolk
- semisweet chocolate
Chicken Liver and Shiitake Custard with Edamame Sauce
- lemon juice
- salt
- salt
- sauteed shiitake mushroom
- edamame
- heavy cream
- spinach
- canola oil
- garlic
- white truffle oil
- onion
- chicken liver
- chicken stock
- butter
- chive
- egg yolk
Japanese Egg Custard (Chawanmushi)
- kombu
- mirin
- soy sauce
- bonito flake
- egg
Garlic Custard with Chanterelles and Parsley Sauce
- salt
- chanterelle
- heavy cream
- butter
- sugar
- egg
- plum tomato
- parsley
- garlic
- olive oil
Roasted Corn Custard
- salt
- milk
- nutmeg
- heavy cream
- onion
- chive
- butter
- egg
- ears corn
Egg Custard with Caramel
- lemon zest
- port
- milk
- sugar
- egg
Vanilla Custard with Strawberries
- sugar
- vanilla bean
- milk
- strawberry
- egg yolk
Custard Pie
- nutmeg
- sugar
- vanilla
- pie shell
- milk
- egg
Vanilla Lemon Custard
- lemon zest
- vanilla bean
- sugar
- egg yolk
- milk
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Staple Ingredients
- sugar 29%
- salt 25%
Common Ingredients
- milk 20%
- egg yolk 18%
- heavy cream 16%
Usual Ingredients
- vanilla extract 15%
- egg 13%
- butter 10%
- vanilla bean 9%
Rarey Ingredients
- all purpose flour 6%
- cornstarch 6%