Indulge in the sweet and creamy flavors of this Roasted Strawberries and Custard recipe. Featuring juicy roasted strawberries and a rich and creamy custard, this dessert is the perfect balance of sweet and indulgent.
Despite its impressive flavor, this recipe is actually quite easy to make with simple ingredients and straightforward instructions. It's a classic dessert that's perfect for any occasion, from a casual dinner party to a formal celebration. Try this recipe today and discover the perfect blend of sweet and creamy flavors in every bite!
Why you'll love this
Sweet and indulgent
This dessert recipe is the perfect indulgence for anyone with a sweet tooth. It features juicy roasted strawberries and rich custard, creating a perfect balance of sweet and creamy flavors.
Easy to make
Despite its impressive flavor, this dessert recipe is actually quite easy to make. With simple ingredients and straightforward instructions, anyone can whip up this delicious dessert in no time.
Perfect for any occasion
This Roasted Strawberries and Custard recipe is perfect for any occasion, from a casual dinner with friends to a formal celebration. It's a classic dessert that's loved by many, and the delicious blend of sweet and creamy flavors makes it a surefire hit with everyone who tries it.
How to prepare Roasted Strawberries and Custard
- Strawberries: Combine the ingredients for the strawberries, cover with aluminum foil and bake until fragrent.
- Cool: Set the strawberries aside to cool fully (or even make ahead by a day).
- Sugar: Place the sugar and ice water into a saucepan and simmer until the sugar is dissolved and you have a syrup.
- Hot milk: The first step in homemaking the rich custard is heating the milk alongside the flavor ingredients.
- Flour paste: A set aside portion of milk is combined with the flour to form a paste.
- Yolk it: The yolks are added to the flour paste and combined until smooth.
- Milk it: The hot milk is added to the yolks slowly and stirred together.
- Heat until thick: The custard mix is heated through and mixed until thickened.
- Sugar syrup: Whisk in that cooled sugar syrup.
- Cream: Add in the cream and whisk until thickened.
- Serve it up: Spoon the custard into serving glasses, cover with strawberries and dig in!
Tips for the best Roasted Strawberries and Custard
Make the strawberries ahead: You can absolutely make the strawberries ahead of time and keep in the fridge, covered for up to 3 days.
Rich custard: The richest custard is found in Portuguese tarts, so that's exactly the custard I have adapted below. Its rich, creamy and everything custard should be.
Best served: This is best served warm or cold, however, if you're not serving, the dessert is best to be kept in the fridge and consumed within 1 day of making.
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How to make Roasted Strawberries and Custard:
Preheat the oven to 220C/430F.
Combine the strawberries, sugar, vanilla bean and orange peel together and cover with aluminuim foil tightly.
Place in the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, you'll know these are done when you can smell them.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
To make the custard, place the sugar and ice water into a saucepan on medium heat and simmer until the sugar has dissolved and a syrup has formed, approximately 3 minutes.
Pour into small bowl and set aside.
Set aside ¼ of the milk into a medium bowl and pour the remaining milk into a saucepan with the vanilla extract and lemon peel.
Place on medium heat and mix until simmering, remove from the heat and discard the lemon peel.
Meanwhile, add the flour to the remaining milk and combine until smooth.
Add the yolks to the flour paste and mix until well combined and smooth.
Pour in the hot milk slowly and whisk to combine.
Pour the custard into your saucepand and return to medium heat, whisking until the custard sticks on the back of a spoon.
Add in the sugar syrup and whisk until smooth.
Lastly, pour in the cream and whisk until smooth and thickened, approximately 1 minute.
Remove and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Spoon the custard into a small serving glasses. Top with the roasted strawberries and pour over two tablespoons of the strawberry sauce on top.
Serve and enjoy warm or cold!
Roasted Strawberries and Custard
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Desserts
Description
Indulge in the sweet and creamy flavors of this Roasted Strawberries and Custard recipe. Featuring juicy roasted strawberries and a rich and creamy custard, this dessert is the perfect balance of sweet and indulgent.
Ingredients
Vanilla Roasted Strawberries
500 grams / 1 pound strawberries, hulled and quartered
35 grams / ⅓ cup superfine/caster sugar
1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
Peel of 1 orange
Portuguese Custard
60 grams / ⅓ cup superfine/caster sugar
80 milliliters / ⅓ cup ice water
250 milliliters / 1 cup milk
1 inch piece lemon peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
30 grams / 3 level tablespoons plain flour
3 egg yolks, room temperature
120 milliliters / ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
Strawberries
- Preheat the oven to 220C/430F.
- Combine the strawberries, sugar, vanilla bean and orange peel together and cover with aluminuim foil tightly.
- Place in the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, you'll know these are done when you can smell them.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Portuguese Custard
- To make the custard, place the sugar and ice water into a saucepan on medium heat and simmer until the sugar has dissolved and a syrup has formed, approximately 3 minutes.
- Pour into small bowl and set aside.
- Set aside ¼ of the milk into a medium bowl and pour the remaining milk into a saucepan with the vanilla extract and lemon peel.
- Place on medium heat and mix until simmering, remove from the heat and discard the lemon peel.
- Meanwhile, add the flour to the remaining milk and combine until smooth.
- Add the yolks to the flour paste and mix until well combined and smooth.
- Pour in the hot milk slowly and whisk to combine.
- Pour the custard into your saucepand and return to medium heat, whisking until the custard sticks on the back of a spoon.
- Add in the sugar syrup and whisk until smooth.
- Lastly, pour in the cream and whisk until smooth and thickened, approximately 1 minute.
- Remove and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Spoon the custard into a small serving glasses. Top with the roasted strawberries and pour over two tablespoons of the strawberry sauce on top.
- Serve and enjoy warm or cold!
Notes
Make the strawberries ahead: You can absolutely make the strawberries ahead of time and keep in the fridge, covered for up to 3 days.
Rich custard: The richest custard is found in Portuguese tarts, so that's exactly the custard I have adapted below. Its rich, creamy and everything custard should be.
Best served: This is best served warm or cold, however, if you're not serving, the dessert is best to be kept in the fridge and consumed within 1 day of making.
Adapted from Taste magazine and Donna Hay Dec/Jan 2012
Nutrition
- Calories: 346 calories per serve
Keywords: strawberries, roasted fruit, custard recipe
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