If you're wondering how to make custard powder, it couldn't be easier thanks to my easy DIY homemade custard powder recipe. With just a five ingredients and a few minutes of your time, you will have custard powder that's ready to be turned into delicious desserts. It's so simple, anyone can learn how to make custard powder at home!
Homemade Custard Powder
Custard is an incredibly popular dessert sauce that is featured in many tarts, cakes, and the like- it can even be enjoyed on its own! The versatility of custard is what makes it amazing and any baker worth their salt should know how to make it on the fly.
Good thing that making custard powder from scratch is super easy! With a few simple ingredients and a few minutes of your time, you can prepare a custard powder that will make a custard worthy of even the most decadent desserts.
🥘 Ingredients
You can purchase pre-made vanilla sugar online and from some grocery stores. If you have some on hand, you can skip the sugar and vanilla and move on to step 2.
- Sugar - 1 cup of granulated sugar.
- Vanilla Extract - 1 teaspoon.
- Powdered Milk - ½ a cup.
- Corn Starch - ½ a cup.
- Yellow Food Coloring - ¼ teaspoon.
Alternatively, if you ever use vanilla beans, remove the caviar for use then save the emptied beans and store them in your sugar jar. Now you'll always have tasty vanilla sugar to upgrade all of your desserts!
Be sure to see the free printable recipe card below for ingredients, exact amounts & instructions with tips!
🔪 How To Make Custard Powder
This custard powder recipe takes almost no time at all. All you need is a food processor, a fine mesh sieve, and a fork or whisk.
Combine & Process
- Blitz. Add 1 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to a food processor and blitz (blend) until it becomes a fine powder.
- Sift. Pour the vanilla sugar through a sieve and sift it into a mixing bowl. Then, add ½ cup powdered milk, ½ cup corn flour, and ¼ teaspoon yellow food coloring.
Finish & Use or Store
- Get rid of lumps. Either return the mixture to your food processor or sift the mixture through a sieve once more, you will need a second bowl, to get rid of any lumps.
- Whisk. Use a whisk to thoroughly combine all of the ingredients and either use your homemade custard powder right away or store it in an airtight container for later use.
Custard can be used in so many desserts. It's also great to keep on hand for making last-minute sweets and treats. Enjoy!
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💭 Angela's Pro Tips & Recipe Notes
- If you need to know how to make custard powder vegan, just omit the powdered milk and use rice milk when making it into custard sauce.
- The food coloring is added to give your custard its signature yellow color, but it can be skipped.
- To extend the shelf life of your custard powder, store it in an airtight container somewhere cool and dark like a cabinet or pantry for up to 3 months. *It is best used within a month.
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📖 Recipe Card
Custard Powder Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered milk
- ½ cup cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon yellow food coloring
(Note: 2x or 3x only changes the ingredient list)
Instructions
- Add 1 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract to a food processor and blitz until it becomes a fine powder.
- Sift the vanilla sugar through a sieve over a mixing bowl. Then, add the ½ cup powdered milk, ½ cup cornstarch, and ¼ teaspoon yellow food coloring.
- Either return the mixture to your food processor or sift the mixture through a sieve once more, you will need a second bowl, to get rid of any lumps.
- Whisk to thoroughly combine and either use right away or store in an airtight container for later use.
Notes
- To make this custard powder vegan, omit the powdered milk and use rice milk when making it into custard sauce.
- The food coloring is added to give your custard its signature yellow color, but it can be skipped.
- I usually prefer to use gel food coloring for baking, but the liquid food coloring is best for use in this custard powder recipe.
- To extend the shelf life of your custard powder, store it in an airtight container somewhere cool and dark like a cabinet or pantry.
- DIY custard powder can be stored for up to 3 months but is best used within the first month.
Brenda says
Can I use nut flour or coconut flour, instead of corn flour?
Angela Latimer says
No, they will not work in the same way since the corn flour is cornstarch. It's not a flour type bulk ingredient, it's a thickening agent. I have not tried any alternative thickening agents such as tapioca starch personally so cannot speak to their suitability. Thanks for asking!
April says
I really want to try this recipe but it does not offer any guidance on how to actually use the powder once made. Can you advise do you combine with milk or water and what is the ratio? Thank you
Angela Latimer says
Combine 3 tablespoons custard powder with 1/4 cup warmed milk to dissolve - from there add about 2-2 1/2 cups milk plus optional splash of cream, whisk in cocoa powder, a touch of sugar or honey, fruit, etc, as desired.
Daniel John says
Your recipes are novelties,and they are easy to try. I love them
Holly Heil says
When you say corn flour, do you mean actual corn flour or corn starch?
Angela Latimer says
Corn Starch, thanks for the question.
Dario says
A me non è venuta completamente mi puoi dire quanto liquido aggiungi per farla amalgamare ????
"It didn't come completely to me can you tell me how much liquid you add to make it mix ????"
Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says
Questa è la ricetta di un ingrediente per fare la crema pasticcera in polvere (che useresti in una ricetta che richiede crema pasticcera in polvere). Ma - per fare una crema pasticcera di base usa 2 1/2 tazze di latte e 2 cucchiai di zucchero per ogni 1/4 di tazza di crema pasticcera in polvere. Godere!
"This is the recipe for an ingredient to make custard powder (that you would use in a recipe calling for custard powder). But - to make a basic custard use 2 1/2 cups milk and 2 tablespoons sugar for each 1/4 cup custard powder. Enjoy!"
Anonymous says
Complimenti è da tempo che cercavo questa ricetta
"Thanks, I've been looking for this recipe for a long time"
Corrine says
The recipe at the top says 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract and the official recipe at the bottom says 1 teaspoon. Which is correct?
Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says
The teaspoon is correct (and I fixed that now). Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
Violet says
Hi! Looking forward to using this in Taiwanese pineapple cakes. It’s just what I needed. I just want to check that it is really corn flour and not corn starch? Does the corn give any flavor or does the vanilla cover it up? Thanks!
Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says
Looking at it, it looks like cornstarch consistency (and that's what makes sense). I'll update in the post, thanks for asking!