🍮 No-Bake Creamy Custard Dessert
A silky, chilled dessert with a soft custard layer and creamy texture—no oven needed, just mix, chill, and enjoy.
🧾 Ingredients:
Custard base:
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 tbsp sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 egg yolks (optional, for richer custard)
Cream layer:
- 1 cup heavy cream (whipped)
- 2–3 tbsp powdered sugar
Optional base:
- Crushed biscuits or graham crackers
🔪 Instructions:
1. Make custard
- In a saucepan, whisk milk, cornstarch, sugar, and egg yolks
- Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly
- Once thick and smooth, remove from heat
- Stir in vanilla
- Let cool completely
2. Whip cream
- Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar until soft peaks form
3. Assemble
- In a dish or cups, add biscuit layer (optional)
- Spoon in custard layer
- Top with whipped cream
- Smooth the top
4. Chill
- Refrigerate at least 3–4 hours (overnight is best)
🍮 Result:
A chilled, spoon-soft dessert with rich, vanilla custard and airy cream layers—light, smooth, and comforting.
🔥 Pro Tips:
- Stir custard constantly to avoid lumps
- Cover with cling film touching surface to prevent skin forming
- Add cocoa powder, fruit, or caramel for variations
🍓 Variations:
- Add strawberries or berries between layers
- Chocolate custard version with cocoa powder
- Coffee-flavored custard twist
If you want, I can make a sugar-free keto version, a baked custard pudding version, or a layered glass dessert for parties.