Caramel Custard
A traditional & easy desert recipe with simple ingredients.
- Milk – 1/2 litre
- Eggs – 4
- Condensed milk – 1 tin
- Corn flour – 2 teaspoon
- Vanilla essence – 1 teaspoon
- Sugar – 2-3 dessert spoon
For Pudding
Beat condensed milk & eggs well. Add milk to this mixture & beat well. Take a little of this mixture & add to corn flour & make a paste. Add the corn flour paste & vanilla essence to the milk mix. Mix well.
For Caramel
Spread 2-3 dessert spoon of sugar in the caramelising dish. Add some water & caramelise it. When it becomes golden brown colour, take it off from stove. Let the caramel set. Once it is set pour the pudding mix over this. Cover the dish with aluminium foil. Pour 2 glasses of water in pressure cooker. Keep the pudding dish in that & cook for 10 minutes on slow fire after putting the weight. Turn off the gas. Keep the dish in pressure cooker for another 30 – 45 minutes. Once the dish is cooled keep in fridge for 3- 4 hrs.
Source:My aunty,Litty aunty
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Dear Maria,
Thanks for Choclate Cake reciepe… My mother in law will be here on 16th of this month… I want to give her some variety puddings… let me know if you have such…
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Maria
Reply: on December 3rd, 2009 at 4:50 pmHi Emie
Please check out the pudding category on the left hand side of the website. You can see all my pudding recipes there.
Also check out the pudding recipes in my friend’s blog:
http://riascollection.blogspot.com/2009/09/chocolate-marble-pudding-for-my-lovely.html
http://riascollection.blogspot.com/2008/10/chocolate-biscuit-pudding.html
http://riascollection.blogspot.com/2009/08/silky-chocolate-custard-biscuit-pudding.html
Hope you like the above and have a great time with your family.
Cheers
Maria
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Hi Maria,
I have read many of your recipes and also enjoyed making a few of ur non veg ones– however this is the first time i am going to try this caramel custard.Please tell me when do we unmould the pudding ? before we keep it in the fridge or after it has cooled in the fridge?
thanks and keep the recipes coming — they are a boon for people like us who like nadan food but are not fortunate enough to know how to make it
norma
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Maria
Reply: on December 5th, 2009 at 7:56 pmDear Norma,
Thanks for your sweet & encouraging words :).
You can unmould the pudding once it becomes same as room temperature ie before keeping in the refrigerator or after keeping in the fridge, just before serving. Hope I haven’t confused you :)
Hope you will like the pudding…
Cheers
Maria
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Thanks Maria,
I tried the caramel custard and it turned our real good. Can we make this dish without the condensed milk substituting it with something else
norma
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Maria
Reply: on December 8th, 2009 at 10:36 pmHi Norma,
Thank you :)
You can use sugar instead of condensed milk. I think around 3/4 – 1 cup of sugar will do. I have always made this with the condensed milk, so am not very sure about the qty of sugar.
Condensed milk gives a more creamier texture to the pudding.
Cheers
Maria
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AMAZING… IS THE WORD… I TRIED IT AND IT CAME OUT VERY WELL.. WOW WISH TO TRY EVERYTHING ON YR SITE NOW..MY FAMILY LOVED D PUDDING N ALSO REWARED ME FOR D SAME…
I WISH I CUD SHARE IT WITH U :)
TXANYWAYS.. WAY 2 GO.. REPLY ON MY MAIL ID.. TX MARIA..
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Maria
Reply: on May 4th, 2010 at 11:18 amHi Sahiba,
Thanks a lot dear :) and so sorry for the delayed reply, i missed your comment somehow :(
Anyways really happy to know that your family liked it and also for the gift :)
Cheers
Maria
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Dear Maria,
We have tried your caramel custard pudding today evening. It was superb. ……..really yummy…
Last week we tried your chemeen ularthiyathu and meen vevichathu(kottayam style)…..both were huge success. we really liked both….We are really proud of you and your website….We had a jolly & funny time reading your “about me”…..you have gr8 sense of humor…. did you see the movie ‘Julie &Julia’? It is funny movie about a cook and cooking blog……..
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Maria
Reply: on May 4th, 2010 at 11:20 amHi Anjana
Thanks a ton dear :)
Glad that you liked the recipes, caramel custard is one of my favs :)
Yep, I’ve seen Julie & Julia, it was a good one!
Please do try other recipes too when you have time.
All the best!
Cheers
Maria
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You have forgotten to mention about adding the vanilla essence in the recipe;-)
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Maria
Reply: on May 30th, 2010 at 5:46 pmThanks Saritha for pointing it out :). I’ve updated the recipe.
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Maria
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Hey Maria
For som reason my custard just dint set depite putting it in the fridge for hours.
Any idea what could have gone wrong?
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Maria
Reply: on June 3rd, 2010 at 6:23 amHi Saritha,
Was the custard cooked well? I think if it wasn’t cooked completely, it might not set. Also did you add the cornflour? It helps in binding the custard together.
Hope it comes out well next time.
Cheers
Maria
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Saritha
Reply: on June 3rd, 2010 at 6:28 am@Maria, Hi Maria
It wasn’t cooked well for sure though I kept it in the cooker for the mentioned time…Must have needed more time I guess…Thanks anyways..
I guess I was disappointed cos everythin I tried from ur site has been a hit
Will give it another shot ;)
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Maria
Reply: on June 3rd, 2010 at 6:41 amHi Saritha,
Try keeping it for a longer time. I usually use a 8 inch round tin, for the above qty, to make the pudding. If you are using a smaller tin, the cooking time will differ.
I’m sure it will come out great next time :)
Cheers
Maria
hello maria,
I bought all the ingredients except aluminium foli. wil it become nice if i don’t cover.
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Maria
Reply: on June 3rd, 2010 at 6:24 amHi Sheaba,
It’s better to cover the tin tightly while cooking. If you have cling film with you, try covering it tightly over the tin.
Cheers
Maria
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sheaba
Reply: on June 3rd, 2010 at 6:49 amhai,
Glad to see ur reply .Anyway i tried yesterday, it was amazing to see my first puuding experiment turned good. I just closed with lid and not with any foil or other paper.
Thanks maria. Next am planning to make ur five minute cake.Hope it will come nice.
Sheaba
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Maria
Reply: on June 7th, 2010 at 1:30 pmThanks Sheaba :) Great that the pudding came out well. Hope you will like the 5 min cake too.
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria,
I came across your through ‘show me the curry’. I am yet to try any of your recipes but I bet they are awesome going by the comments and not to mention, the pictures. I thought I’ll start with the simple choc cake (i’ve a serious case of sweet tooth) but couldn’t resist the caramel pudding. It was my amma’s standard quick fix dessert and totally scrumptious! So, I was glad to see it here. However, I was wondering if i could make it in the oven, coz the cooker I have is not large enough to hold my baking pan. Also, I don’t have a traditional pudding bowl. So, will any glass, non stick baking suffice? Thanks :)
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Maria
Reply: on June 7th, 2010 at 1:32 pmHi Ambika,
Welcome to MariasMenu :)
You can bake the pudding in oven too and yes you can use normal baking tin instead of a pudding dish. You can use a non stick baking pan, aluminium baking pan etc;
Hope you will like it.
Cheers
Maria
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Ambika
Reply: on June 8th, 2010 at 4:15 pmHi,
Thanks for the prompt reply :) I have a couple more questions. I never had any interest in cooking until now so I’ve a zillion doubts for every recipe I see! Some of the recipes mentioned ‘melting the butter’. Does that mean simply melt it on the microwave or stove top? Coz again, I don’t have a double boiler.
Now this is a totally non-cooking related Q. Your face looks vaguely familiar. Are you by any chance from st.teresa’s cllg, EKm?
Thanks,
Ambika
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Maria
Reply: on June 10th, 2010 at 7:35 pmHi Ambika,
Its ok to have doubts. I will try to answer whatever I know :)
Melting butter is just melting it on stove top or MW, as you have said. You dont need a double boiler for that.
Yep, I’m a Teresian :) So which batch were you?
Cheers
Maria
Ambika
Reply: on June 14th, 2010 at 12:32 amHey,
I just happened to read about how you get comments about having a ‘familiar face’. :D he he…Just that its always a nice feeling to see someone familiar and I had such nice memories at STC that I couldn’t help but ask! I graduated in 2003, BA Communicative English.
Maria
Reply: on June 15th, 2010 at 5:33 pmHi Ambika,
Yeah I know, familiarity always helps :) I was complaining about my face being so common & not a unique one ;)
I passed out in 2002, B.com. So I’m sure we have met :) Glad to meet you here :)
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria. I have tried this recipe 3-4 times. But i am facing a small problem here. After cooking the mix in the cooker, I see that the caramel in the bottom becomes watery and even after keeping in the fridge, it does not get set. I would prefer the entire thing- both the caramel and the pudding to be set nicely.. any idea why this happens? Thanks.
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Maria
Reply: on June 10th, 2010 at 7:51 pmHi Senny,
I’m not very sure about why it happens like that. However try making the caramel in a bit more thicker consistency.
I assume your pudding is set, if not try cooking it a bit longer than the usual time.
Hope it comes out the way you want next time :)
All the best!
Cheers
Maria
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Hi Maria,
I am new to this site ,can say accidently came acroos ur blog. I was searching for an egg recipe in google and got ur site…then was going through other recipes and got attracted towards ur site.
am new to cooking but i think thru dis site i can make some gud dishes.
Pls tell me how can i make this custard in oven.
Thanks a lot Maria for ur wonderful site
Rekha
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Maria
Reply: on June 29th, 2010 at 12:34 pmHi Rekha,
Thank you. Hope you get to try some of the recipes and like them too.
I havent baked this pudding yet but one of my friends baked it. She suggested baking the pudding at 180 C/ 370 F for around 40 mins.
Hope it comes out well. All the best for your cooking experiments :)
Cheers
Maria
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