Fruit Salad With Custard !

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups mixed fruit, finely chopped (apple, banana, mango, peaches, seedless grapes, etc.)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon mango essence
• 6 cups whole milk
• 8 tablespoons vanilla custard powder
• 8 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, for greasing
• 6 slices bread
• 1/2 cup condensed milk
• 6 tablespoons coconut, grated
• 1/2 cup seedless pomegranate
• 3 -5 cherries

Recipe

• 1 for the fruit salad: combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
• 2 refrigerate until served.
• 3 for the custard sauce: mix custard powder, sugar and 1 cup milk into a mixture, free of lumps.
• 4 keep aside.
• 5 in a deep glass dish, microwave leftover milk on high for 5 minutes uncovered.
• 6 stir once in between.
• 7 add custard solution, mix and microwave on medium (50 percent) for 7 minutes uncovered.
• 8 stir once in between.
• 9 cool the mixture and refrigerate until served.
• 10 coconut fingers: remove the brown edges of the bread and cut them into 2 lengthwise.
• 11 arrange them on a greased ceramic plate on high-rack and grill for 5 minutes.
• 12 turn over the bread slices.
• 13 spread condensed milk followed by grated coconut on the soft side of each piece.
• 14 grill further for 5 minutes.
• 15 allow standing time of 2 minutes.
• 16 cool and keep airtight.
• 17 to serve: take a serving bowl.
• 18 put into it, 4 tbsp.
• 19 of fruit salad.
• 20 add 1/2 cup custard sauce.
• 21 mix extremely well.
• 22 garnish with 1 tbsp.
• 23 pomegranate, top with a cherry and an inserted coconut finger per portion.
• 24 serve this dream dessert chilled.
• 25 alternatively, slice a few pieces of your favourite vanilla cake, top it with the custard sauce and cherries.
• 26 serve chilled.
• 27 tip: for a creamy and smooth custard sauce, one must always pass it through a sieve before refrigeration.