Why Does Custard Need To Be Served Hot?

[Marshwarble]

Why does it say on custard powder "Make sure the custard is not before serving "? Surely cold custard is better with bananas and you can't put hot custard in a trifle?

[Marshwarble]

Sorry, wrong section. Not used to it.

[Atheist]

Perhaps they mean it needs to be hot enough not to taste raw. Once it's made properly it can be served hot or cold.

[Old_Geezer]

True.

You need to contemplate custard and not custard before serving and it'll be enlightened.

You have it however you wish. But maybe it needs to be hot first to mix properly ?

[murraymints]

hot custard on crumble..yum yum.... cold in trifles ...

[Canary42]

When making custard, it needs to be hot to thicken up properly. But obviously it can then be eaten cold later.

[dunnitall]

It DOES NOT need to be served hot ! It is. Matter of choice.. Hot or cold? If in trifle it is cold custard....if on apple pie or fruit such as rhubarb it can be either! Why ask? It is preference ad infinitum. Yeh or nay?

[Mamyalynne]

If you are referring to what it says on a tin or carton of ready made custard, they are only guide lines.

Serve as you wish.

[Pyxis]

I find that Sainsbury's own brand ready-made custard in a carton is very nice cold.

I sometimes use it instead of cream on desserts, or even all by itself instead of a yogurt or a mousse. It is fluid enough to be a nice substitute for cream, without being too runny.

A lot depends on the consistency. If the custard is very thick, it might not be so nice cold.

[murraymints]

ditto mamy ..ready made can be poured cold..but made from scratch or from powder needs to be hot "in the making" to thicken/cook..these days I buy Ambrosia ready made...usually it's only for me, making up for one is not really worthwhile..

[Hopkirk]

This was the cause of disagreement in my family.

On hot apple pie, should you have hot or cold custard?

My vote is cold, and I would go further and say chilled.

[murraymints]

on hot apple pie have ice cream !! or hot custard..

[Arrods]

I'm with you Minty. In fact I quite like ice cream on many hot desserts.

[murraymints]

has to be custard on a crumble though !!

[rowanwitch]

Tradition,
But it needs to be cooked long enough for all the starch to expand. And cook thoroughly, cold puddings are more popular these days the packaging hasn't kept up with changing tastes

[waterboatman]

I don't use custard on a trifle. I use blancmange, different colours for different flavours.

[Hopkirk]

That reminds me of primary school dinners, Boatyard.

Next you'll be saying semolina.

[Hopkirk]

Oops, autocorrect again. Boaty, not Boatyard.

[1ozzy]

// "Make sure the custard is not before serving "//

In other words, add the custard last.
ie: don't put custard in the desert bowl first, it's a topping for whatever desert you are serving

[Hopkirk]

Surely no one puts the custard in first?
That would be weird.

[1ozzy]

Well Hoppy, living "down under" ;-/