Custard powder makes a delicious dessert but also has a rather less savoury potential – in certain conditions, it can be a powerful explosive.

Luckily, you can fix a runny custard (or a similarly-made crème anglaise) by cooking it for longer, adding a thickener, such ...

But once you know some of the common mistakes that everyone makes with custard, you can learn how to avoid them. First off, ...

Beat 2 eggs until light and frothy. Stir in sugar, cornstarch, salt, vanilla, and pieces of butter. Gently mix in diced nectarines. Pour fruit and custard filling carefully into pie shell ...

Thickeners (1442, 407) Unlike the powder above this custard does not use cornflour. Instead we have hydroxyl-propyl distarch phosphate (1442) which is a treated starch and carrageenan (407 ...

Custard powder makes a delicious dessert but also has a rather less savoury potential – in certain conditions, it can be a powerful explosive. Instant custard powder is a staple of many kitchens.