Vegan custard with fruit is an easy 4 ingredients recipe that uses arrowroot powder as an alternative for cornstarch with seasonal fruits. The added fresh fruits and nuts make you have a guilt-free dessert. This vegan custard is as simple as mixing some plant-based milk into an arrowroot powder for a shiny and thickened custard.
With more creativeness, this custard can take you to the next level in the dessert. You can spruce it up in many ways like filling the tart, cake, ice cream, puddings or just pouring over your pancakes. Above all, the easier version is vegan custard with fruits and nuts.
Benefits of ingredients: (source)
Almond milk: Intake of almond milk helps to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Helps for skin and hair improvement.
Arrowroot powder: It contains more starch content, which may promote weight loss, and stimulate your immune system which is gluten-free.
Variations:
Milk: Coconut milk or cashew milk can be used.
Sweetener: Maple syrup or agave can be replaced with sugar.
Thickener: You can use cornstarch.
Fruits: Strawberries, pear, peaches can be used. Do not use any citrus fruits that may curdle your custard.
In addition, I would like to add some suggestions. Firstly, the prepared starch milk has to be of thick consistency. Therefore, you may need to add more arrowroot powder mixed into the milk while preparing the custard sauce.
Finally, once the sauce is prepared, it has to be chilled. This improves the texture of the sauce. Moreover, the taste of sugar reduces when it is cooled, so check accordingly.
Vegan custard with fruits and nuts
Ingredients
For custard
- 2 tbsp arrowroot powder
- 1.5+1/4 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 drops yellow extract
For fruit custard
- 1 cup fresh fruits(apple, banana, mango) chopped
- 1/4 cup nuts of your choice
Instructions
To prepare custard
- In a bowl add arrowroot powder, pour 1/4 cup of almond milk, few drops of yellow color. Mix thoroughly and keep aside.
- Pour remaining almond milk in a sauce pan and bring to heat on a low-medium flame. Once it comes to boil add sugar, arrowroot mixture. Keep stirring.
- Once the mixture start thickening add vanilla extract and switch off the flame.
- Allow to cool in the room temperature and refrigerate it.
To serve
- Chop the desired fruits and nuts.
- Remove from the refrigerator and beat well till you get a smooth mixture.
- Combine all the fruits and nuts.
- Serve in a bowl or use a waffle cone to add the fruit custard and top with nuts and sprinkle some hemp seeds and serve immediately.
Notes
- If using sweetened almond milk reduce the sugar.
- Do not use any citrus fruits.
- Apple and bananas should be chopped before serving to avoid discoloration.
Finally, I request you to check out similar vegan desserts
Mango chia seed pudding
Acai bowl