There is a thick, cream-white layer of custard-like, somewhat granular, flesh beneath the skin of the custard apple surrounding the moderately juicy segments. Ripe custard apple is soft to the touch and the stem and attached core can be easily pulled out. The flesh may be scooped out from the skin and eaten as it is or served with light cream and a sprinkling of sugar. Often it is pressed through a sieve and added to milk shakes, custards or ice cream. A delicious sauce for cake and puddings can be made by blending the seeded flesh with mashed banana and a little cream.
Custard apple cheese cake
Ingredients
Base
Ginger nut biscuits: 1 packet
Melted butter: 125gm
Filling
Cream cheese: 250gm
Castor sugar: half cup
Evaporated milk (cold): 250 ml
Gelatine dissolved in quarter cup of boiling water: 3 tsp
Juice of 1 lemon or lime
Large custard apple: 1
Kiwi fruit for garnish: half a fruit
Almond flakes: 50 gm
Shredded coconut: 25 gm
Method: Crush the biscuits finely and mix them with the melted butter. Press the mixture into a 20 cm tart tray and chill it for half an hour. Dissolve the gelatine in water. Put the custard apple flesh in a blender and blend it until it is smooth. Whip the evaporated milk until it becomes thick. Mix all the ingredients together. Pour it into the base and put it in the refrigerator to set. After it sets, decorate it with slices of kiwi fruit and sprinkle shredded coconut and toasted almonds on the top.
CHEF SAMIR MULAOKAR
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