Quick Custard Squares

Quick Custard squares

Equipment

·      Loaf tin

·      Baking paper to fit

·      Sharp knife

·      Mixing bowls

·      Wooden spoon

·      Whisk

·      Pot

·      Measuring cups/spoons

Ingredients

6 plain square cream cracker biscuits eg (Huntley and Palmers)
4 Tbsp custard powder
1 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence

Icing
1/2 cup Icing sugar
2 tsp passionfruit pulp

1 1/2  tsp hot water

Method

Line loaf tin with the baking paper.

Use 6 (3 bottom, 3 top) square crackers to line a loaf tin.
Mix custard powder to a smooth paste with a little of the milk.
Separately heat the rest of the milk then add the sugar.

With a whisk, stir in the custard powder paste and continue to heat and stir until boiling and thickened. Remove from heat and add vanilla essence then pour custard over crackers.
Top with remaining crackers, leave until cool, then refrigerate until quite cold and set.