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Freezing custard?
WelshWoofer
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Just a quickie.....
I've opened a big carton of ready made custard left over from Xmas and won't get through the whole thing by myself. My question is can you freeze it?
Thanks!
I've opened a big carton of ready made custard left over from Xmas and won't get through the whole thing by myself. My question is can you freeze it?
Thanks!
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Yes and no. Yes you can - both types (egg or flour) are used as the base for ice-cream, but it's churned to prevent ice-crystals forming. No you can't, if you expect it to defrost you might well find a flour based one separates.
Do you have a food processor? Try freezing it flat in a ziplock bag. Then break it into pieces and process into ice-cream.Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants - Michael Pollan
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I believe you can, freeze and thaw/reuse.
When it's defrosted it will look gloopy (separated). Beat it with a fork (to smooth out all lumps) then once completely smooth, gently reheat. Should be ok.
If you reheat when there's only a couple of lumps, the lumps are more noticeable when hot.
Using a fork (or the back of a spoon) does squish outlumps. If you use a whisk, the lumps then get broken up into MORE smaller lumps - makes the work 3x as labour intensive.
HTH (no, it WILL help).
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I have done it with reduced waitrose custard, even though it said don't freeze. It needed a little stir when it thawed but it was fine.June Grocery Challenge £493.33/£500 July £/£500
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Just make it into ice cream. Delicious!Reason for edit? Can spell, can't type!0
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