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Custard is a creamy dessert that’s just perfect to have on a typical hot summer day. Thanks to the versatility of custard, you get to be the painter to the blank canvas and experiment freely with the dessert. While trying to make the most out of the opportunity, the doors to infused custard were opened.
Infused custard is nothing but a flavoured custard. Yes, there are a lot many flavours of custard other than your go-to vanilla flavour. Since custard can be made out of basic kitchen ingredients and can be used to elevate the taste of any and every dessert, you must give making infused custard a try. Read on and learn about the most popular types of infused custards you must try.
Coffee Custard
When it comes to trying infused custard, you should start by trying the flavours you already like. For coffee connoisseurs, coffee custard would be the best option. All you need to do to make coffee custard is take a freshly brewed coffee and infuse it in the cream you were to use to make the custard. Now, you can follow your usual recipe for the custard and still have a new flavour.
Lemon Custard
After the classic vanilla flavour, lemon custard, also known as lemon curd is the most often made flavour. It is not just yummy to eat as is, but pastry chefs also use it to elevate the taste of other desserts. To make the lemon custard, you can add lemon zest to the cream and experience the magic it does to your dessert.
Lavender Custard
If you like to have some floral notes in your dessert, you must try making lavender custard. You can make lavender-infused custard using lavender essence. Mix the lavender essence with cream or milk before mixing it with the other ingredients of the custard. This way, you can get an infused custard to pair with an elaborate dinner.
Chocolate Custard
There would hardly be a dessert that does have a chocolate flavour. If you are a chocoholic, this is your sign to try chocolate custard. Just like other infused custards, you can melt some chocolate, dark or milk as per your choice and mix it with the cream before starting with the next steps of making custard.
Cinnamon Custard
If you like warm flavours like that of cinnamon and nutmeg, you can make your custard taste like Christmas. By infusing the spices with either milk or cream before boiling it with other ingredients, you can get a new flavour of custard. Cinnamon custard can be enjoyed as is, or it can be paired with pies or used to make trifles.
