Custard recipes

Eggnog trifles

These festive custard desserts with a mixed berry compote are perfect after your Christmas dinner and there's no cooking involved!
Homemade custard

Fancy making your own custard at home? It'll taste so much better than the packet stuff. Let Masterchef judge and top chef, John Torode, show you how
Video recipe! Creme brulee

Follow celebrity chef Phil Vickery's video for these delicious rum and raisin creme brulees, great for dinner parties.
Clementine custard tart

This clementine custard tart from Woman's Weekly is not only a great treat but will also give you a big vitamin C boost.

New custard recipes

Phil Vickery’s apple fool

A delicous biscuity dessert made with Bramley apples, thick…
Vanilla tea custard

Try this homemade custard on any of your favourite steamed…
Baked Christmas cake egg custard with spicy topping

The perfect dessert to make from leftover Christmas cake - a…

Dessert

From traditional crumbles and treacle pudding to classic fruit tarts and…
Sweet pastry

Spiced pear tart, puff pastry hearts, quick lemon meringue pie...
Cheesecake

Chocolate ripple cheesecake, baked American cheesecake, blueberry cheesecake...
Crumble

Plum crumble, strawberry oat crumble, raspberry crumble muffins, Rhubarb and…
Low-fat dessert

Summer pudding, frozen yogurt, Rosemary Conley's cherry pudding...
Ice cream

Chocolate-covered ice cream balls, honey ripple ice cream, toffee & vodka ice…
Chocolate dessert

Sacher torte, chocolate mud pots, dairy-free chocolate pud...
Steamed pudding

Treacle sponge, spotted dick, old-fashioned chocolate steamed pudding...
Classic dessert

Banoffee pie, bread & butter pudding, jam roly poly, fruit crumble...
Jelly

Fresh fruit jellies, sparkling Shiraz jelly, Pimm's jelly, berry jelly layers...
Meringue

Lemon meringue pie, perfect berry pavlova, chocolate meringues, baked Alaska...
Trifle

Classic English trifle, sherry trifle, boozy strawberry trifle, decadent…
Toffee

Toffee apples, banoffee pie and chocolate sticky toffee pudding

Whether you do-it-yourself or buy ready-made, the sweet taste of custard with dessert always makes us smile with delight, so try some of your favourite recipes...

Treacle sponge and custard

Phil Vickery's apple fool

Vanilla tea custard