Name: Low-fat custard recipe
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300ml skimmed milk; 2tsp cornflour; 4tbsp granular sweetener; 2 medium egg yolks; ½ tsp vanilla extract

Nutrition Per PortionRDA

Calories

122 Kcal

Sugar

4.6 g

Fat

3.1 g

Saturated Fat

0.9 g

Salt

0.1 g

Protein

4.1 g

Carbohydrates

19.4 g

Salt

0.1 g

By Jessica Dady

published 1 April 21

This low fat custard is high in flavour but low in calories.

Drizzle this delicious low-fat custard onto your pudding and enjoy guilt-free. A portion of this low-fat custard works out at only 75 calories per serving. It’s also incredibly easy to make and takes just 10 minutes to make from scratch. Swapping sugar for a sweetener and using skimmed over whole milk, considerably lowers the calorie content but still provides that great, gloopy custard taste. Serve with a classic apple crumble (opens in new tab) or stewed apples (opens in new tab).

Ingredients

300ml skimmed milk
2tsp cornflour
4tbsp granular sweetener
2 medium egg yolks
½ tsp vanilla extract

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Method

Put the milk into a pan and slowly bring to simmer, remove from the heat.
Put the cornflour, sweetener, egg yolks and vanilla extract into a bowl and whisk together.
Gradually whisk in the warm milk.
Rinse out the pan, then strain the mixture back into the pan. Heat gently, whisking all the time until the custard thickens, it should just coat the back of the spoon. Serve immediately.

Top tip for making low-fat custard:

We’ve used vanilla extract here for ease and speed but you could scrape the seeds from a vanilla pod for a real extravagant punch of flavour.

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Jessica Dady

Jessica Dady is Senior Content Editor at Goodto.com and has over 10 years of experience as a digital journalist, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the best food hampers to cookbooks, from the best cake stands to baking sets, Jessica has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to must-have food products. A passionate baker, she spends much of her time creating celebration cakes for friends and family - particularly for her two lucky children.