This recipe for dairy-free yogurt custard pudding is an Honorable Mention Winner (10 VIP Free Product Coupons!) as the Best Product Use entry in the The Spring Fling Dairy-Free Recipe Contest, hosted here on Go Dairy Free, and sponsored by So Delicious Dairy Free.
We’re sharing this yogurt custard recipe post on Hot Fun in the Summertime at The Midnight Baker.
Alisa’s Notes and Tips: Yogurt Custard Pudding
There were many creative uses of So Delicious products in this fun recipe contest, but our favorite was in this yogurt custard pudding submitted by Hidemi Walsh. To preserve the healthy probiotics in the yogurt while offering a luxurious pudding dessert, a very thick (but easy!) custard is cooked, and then chilled before the yogurt is mixed in. I tested, photographed (my photo above), and loved this recipe, which is why I’ve also listed it as “approved” in the Alisa’s Recipes category.
This recipe is very versatile – I used the vanilla almond milk beverage, which resulted in a slightly sweeter custard with some vanilla goodness, and the plain coconut milk yogurt, which worked quite well. But keep a watchful eye and don’t stop whisking. The custard thickens very quickly and aggressively. To avoid lumps when whisking in the yogurt, I opted to briefly puree the two together in my blender. The result was perfect! I also topped the finished yogurt custard pudding with ground cinnamon, rather than cocoa.
Special Diet Notes & Options: Yogurt Custard Pudding
By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, gluten-free, grain-free, optionally nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, and vegetarian.
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup cane sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ cup unsweetened dairy-free milk beverage
- 1 6-ounce container dairy-free plain yogurt alternative
- Sliced almonds, for garnish (omit for nut free)
- Cocoa powder, for garnish
- In a bowl, whisk together egg, granulated sugar and cornstarch.
- Heat almond milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Just before it starts to boil, turn off the heat. Pour ⅓ of almond milk into the egg mixture bowl, whisk well and pour into the saucepan straining.
- Turn on the heat again. Heat over medium heat and simmer stirring constantly until the mixture starts to get thickened. Then reduce heat to low heat and keep simmering until thickened.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat, transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cooled.
- When the custard has been cooled, add Greek cultured almond milk to the bowl. Whisk until well blended.
- Put the mixture into each serving glass or bowl and sprinkle cocoa and sliced almond on top.
More Custard-Inspired Recipes
Boston Cream Pie Waffles with Pastry Cream (optionally gluten-free, nut-free & soy-free)
Chocolate Creme Brulee Cupcakes (nut-free & optionally soy-free)
No Bake Candied Apple Flan (vegan, gluten-free & allergy-friendly)
12 Comments
Have you tried putting all of the custard ingredients into a Double Boiler and cooking it that way until thickened? This sounds delicious! Thank you.
I haven’t, but that’s a brilliant idea Carol!
Great recipe! I am going to share it with my friend who recently had a baby and has to go dairy free for nursing her! Thanks for sharing! You should come link it up on my link party today!
The consistency of this is absolutely amazing – so creamy! Hard to believe that it’s dairy-free 🙂
And you used corn starch, so it’s gluten-free too? Awesome recipe!!!
Yes, it is!
We’re trying to lessen our dairy intake and this delicious dessert comes at a perfect time and I totally love almond milk so this is fabulous! Pinned.
I hope you get the chance to enjoy it!
This looks absolutely creamy and delightful!
This is such a innovative recipe! Beautiful picture and I love the use of the different almond milks!
Thank you Florian!
This looks super delicious, like the perfect lighter dessert! I can’t wait to try it, I love anything custard.