Apricot and Custard Pudding
"This makes a great dessert for Diwali, an Indian festival. I found this recipe in an old paper clipping but saved it up because its so yummy and almost everyone loves custard!"
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 2 cups dried apricots, soaked overnight
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 liter milk
- 5 -6 tablespoons custard powder
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons walnut halves
- apricot kernels
- 6 mint leaves
directions
- Remove the seeds and set the apricot kernels aside.
- Make custard using the milk and custard powder. Keep it aside to cool.
- Combine soaked apricots and sugar in a non stick pan. Cook on low-medium heat, stirring constantly, mashing the apricots as they cook.
- When the sugar melts and you get a thick mixture, add walnuts and remove from heat immediately. Mix well and set aside to cool.
- In a large glass serving bowl, spoon out the apricot mixture to make a base layer.
- Next, pour the custard over it to make the middle layer.
- Then pour the heavy cream and immediately refrigerate to set.
- Finally decorate with walnut halves, apricot kernels and mint leaves.
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Hieee...I'm Indian woman who recently shifted to San Diego,CA....
<br>Coming from a family of people to LOVE to eat and experiment with all kinds of good food,I took to helping out Mama in her kitchen pretty early on,and gradually moved on to creating my own recipes or altering recipes I found elsewhere.
<br>Now,having been blessed with a DH who is a total foodie(touchwood!)and a great cook himself(!),I'm constantly on the search for new recipes...
