Milk Chocolate Custard Recipe Recipe Cards

EASY CHOCOLATE CUSTARD

Steps:

• Beat eggs and vanilla extract together in a medium bowl until combined; set aside.
• Whisk milk, sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, brandy, and salt together in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until boiling and thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
• Slowly pour 1/2 of the milk mixture into the beaten eggs while stirring; pour mixture back into the saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick, 2 to 3 minutes. Do not boil.
• Let custard cool to room temperature, at least 10 minutes. Refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours.

CHOCOLATE CUSTARD

Steps:

• Beat the eggs with the salt, half the sugar, the vanilla, and the almond extract.
• Heat together the milk, cream, chocolate, and the remaining sugar on medium-low heat until the chocolate has completely melted. Stir with a whisk to blend.
• Combine the two mixtures and pour into a well buttered baking dish. Place the dish in a pan of hot water and bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour: a knife inserted in the center should come out clean.
• Cool in the baking dish, then unmold and chill in the refrigerator. Serve this amazing concentration of chocolate with great quantities of sweetened whipped cream.

LAYERED CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE PARFAIT

Steps:

• Combine custard powder and sugar in small saucepan.
• Whisk in 1/4 cup of the milk, mixing to a smooth paste.
• Stir in remaining milk.
• Stir over low heat until the custard comes to the boil and thickens.
• Remove from heat.
• Cover surface of custard with a plastic food wrap and set aside to cool.
• Whip together cream and essence.
• Gently fold in to the cold custard.
• Dissolve coffee in the water.
• Stir in liqueur.
• Cool.
• Cut the sponge cake into bite sized cubes.
• Divide half the sponge between 4 parfait glasses.
• Drizzle half the coffee mixture over the sponge.
• Top with half the custard.
• Sprinkle over half the chocolate.
• Repeat these 3 layers once more, finishing with the chocolate.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Just before serving, garnish with the chocolate sprinkles or curls.
• *Freshlysqueezed orange juice makes a nice change from the coffee liqueur.

CHOCOLATE CUSTARD TART

Steps:

• Dough: Sift the flour with the cocoa and salt. Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle on low speed until fluffy.
• Add the egg, and mix just until incorporated. Add the dry ingredients, and mix until a dough forms. Shape into a ball, cut in half, flatten both halves, wrap each in plastic, and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Working quickly, roll out one of the dough balls on a large piece of lightly floured parchment paper to form a 13-inch circle about 1/8 inch thick.
• Place the parchment on a baking sheet, cover the dough with plastic, and chill it for at least 1 hour. Keep the remaining dough in the freezer for another tart.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Carefully fit the dough into a 9½-inch tart shell with a removable bottom, taking care not to stretch or pinch it. Freeze the dough for at least 15 minutes.
• Bake the crust until it puffs, about 10 to 15 minutes. Flatten the base by pressing it down with a measuring cup, then continue baking until the crust is crisp, about 10 to 15 minutes more. Set aside to cool.
• Chocolate Custard: Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Place chocolate in a bowl. Bring the cream, milk, and sugar to a boil in a saucepan.
• Add the mixture, a third at a time, to the chocolate, stirring each addition until combined. (If it's added all at once, the chocolate will become grainy.) Beat the egg in a large bowl.
• Whisk in a quarter of the chocolate-milk mixture until just combined, and add to the remaining chocolate. (Do not whisk hard.).
• Tap the bowl to get rid of any air bubbles. Pour the custard into the baked tart shell, filling it to the top.
• Bake for 20 minutes, rotate front-to-back, and bake for another 20 minutes or until the custard is set around the edges but jiggly in the center. Serve with brandy whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE CUSTARD TART

Steps:

• For the Dough: Sift dry ingredients. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then add egg. Add dry ingredients until combined. Shape into a ball, cut in half, wrap in plastic and chill one hour (extra dough half can be frozen.) Roll out dough to 13-inch circle and chill one hour. Fit into 9-1/2 inch tart pan (removable bottom works well) and freeze 15 minutes. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes until the dough puffs up. Flatten the bottom with a measuring cup, pressing all around. Bake another 20 minutes until crisp. Cool.
• For the custard: Preheat oven to 250°F Heat cream, milk and sugar. Pour over chocolate 1/3rd at a time, stirring. Beat egg in a separate bowl and whisk in 1/4 of the cream mixture. Whisk egg mix into remaining cream mix. Tap to get rid of extra bubbles. Pour into shell. Bake 40 minutes, rotating pan once. Custard should be set at edges and still jiggly in the center.
• Serve with whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE CUSTARD TART

Steps:

• In a 2 quart pan, heat milk slowly over a low heat.
• In a small bowl whisk together sugar and cornstarch. Add to hot milk and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until mixture thickens and starts to bubble. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring continually. Turn heat to lowest setting.
• In another bowl whisk egg yolks. Add a small amount of hot milk mixture to yolks while whisking to warm yolks- not to cook them. In a thin stream add the warmed eggs to the the rest of the milk mixture, while whisking continually. Cook over low heat for 2 more minutes.
• Remove custard from heat and stir in vanilla, butter, and chocolate.
• Dissolve gelatin in cold water and stir into custard. Pour immediately into pie shell and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
• Pretty when garnished with chocolate curls.