Toasted Coconut Custard 
How to make a delicious coconut pudding
Calling all coconut lovers! This soulful food recipe for toasted coconut custard is for you! Enjoy this creamy dessert as is, or top with fresh fruit such as berries, banana slices or diced mango or pineapple slices.
Makes 8 small servings
What You Need:
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut (ideally long strand if you have it)
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup 1% milk (or soy milk, almond milk or lactose free milk)
- 1 can (14 oz) canned coconut milk
- 4 large egg yolks
- Fruit for topping (optional) – try berries, banana slices, diced mango or pineapple slices
How to Make It:
- Begin by toasting the coconut. Place the coconut on a baking sheet and bake at 325 F for 5-8 minutes. Coconut toasts very quickly so be sure to stir every few minutes for even browning and to avoid burning.
- Next, make the coconut custard recipe. In a medium saucepan without heat, stir together the white sugar, cornstarch and salt. Whisk in the milk, coconut milk and egg yolk.
- Cook the custard over medium heat whisking constantly about 5 minutes until the mixture begins to bubble. Reduce heat to low and continue cooking for another 1 minute while you are still whisking.
- Pour into small dessert bowls and refrigerate for at least 4 hours until chilled. Top with the toasted coconut and fresh fruit.
We hope you’ve enjoyed this soulful food dessert for Toasted Coconut Custard Recipe!
Nutrients per serving
Using 1% milk and without the fruit):
242 Calories
21 g Carbohydrates
3.8 g Protein
17 g Fat
14 g Saturated Fat
1 g Fibre
70 mg Calcium
2 mg Iron
20 mg Potassium
90 mg Sodium
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Thank you very much for the recipe! I have tried it last night and it was sooooo delicious! But coconut milk is very calorie dense, I was wondering if coconut milk can be substituted with a regular milk to make a custard?
Hello Olga – thanks for your message below. I’m not sure how the recipe would turn out with regular milk plus you would lose the delicious coconut flavor. You could also try this recipe https://www.healthstandnutrition.com/grandmas-vanilla-pudding-recipe/