Ah-ha! Soy milk, sugar, corn starch, vanilla, cinnamon. That I can do!
I stir stir stir my concoction, willing it to thicken. I am dubious about the amount of sugar required. Poke my finger in… seems too sweet. Bother.
It’s not going to get any thicker and I don’t want to add extra cornflour. At least he does like drinking custard cause that’s kind of what I’ve made.
Pour it into a large bowl and hand it to him. Well, I tried.
And he likes it! He is very picky about food but he eats his fill and puts the rest in the fridge.
Oh… I forgot to have a proper taste. He brings me the chilled bowl and a spoon.
It’s not bad! It’s actually custardy! There is a definite soy aftertaste, and the sugar edge is a little strong, but it is certainly an acceptable substitute. Though I guess since I don’t care either way about custard I’m not a great judge, but Husband is quite content and that’s all I care about.
It’s not like I saved Christmas, but I feel proud nonetheless.
Vegan Custard
The Husband does not like Christmas, but he does like custard. Sadly at this year’s family lunch the traditional custard did not make an appearance.
We’re home, he’s napping, and I feel sorry for him. I got my plum pudding… he should get custard til he can custard no more.
The snag is that I have no eggs and no regular milk. But surely on this planet of ours somebody has put a vegan custard recipe online!
Hmm… nope, needs tofu… nope, needs coconut milk… nope, needs pumpkin… wait, what, needs pumpkin?
Ah-ha! Soy milk, sugar, corn starch, vanilla, cinnamon. That I can do!
I stir stir stir my concoction, willing it to thicken. I am dubious about the amount of sugar required. Poke my finger in… seems too sweet. Bother.
It’s not going to get any thicker and I don’t want to add extra cornflour. At least he does like drinking custard cause that’s kind of what I’ve made.
Pour it into a large bowl and hand it to him. Well, I tried.
And he likes it! He is very picky about food but he eats his fill and puts the rest in the fridge.
Oh… I forgot to have a proper taste. He brings me the chilled bowl and a spoon.
It’s not bad! It’s actually custardy! There is a definite soy aftertaste, and the sugar edge is a little strong, but it is certainly an acceptable substitute. Though I guess since I don’t care either way about custard I’m not a great judge, but Husband is quite content and that’s all I care about.
It’s not like I saved Christmas, but I feel proud nonetheless.
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Specifics: homemade soy custard recipe