custard

Creamy egg dessert

Custard is a creamy dessert or sauce made from milk or cream thickened with eggs, sugar, and often vanilla.

It can be poured over fruit or cake, baked into pies, or served on its own.

The texture ranges from pourable to firmly set depending on preparation.

She drizzled custard over the warm apple crumble.

dessert

pudding

Creamy thickened sweet dish

  • flanCaramel-glazed baked custard
  • trifleInsignificant matter or thing
  • brûléeFrench for burnt

fool · parfait · soufflé · mousse · panna cotta · blancmange · zabaglione · crème caramel · floating island · leche flan

texture

creamy

Smooth and rich

  • silkySmooth and lustrous
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
  • velvetySoft and smooth-textured

rich · thick · viscous · set · wobbly · jiggly · unctuous · luscious · curdled · lumpy

flavor

vanilla

Orchid pod extract

  • eggReproductive cell in shell
  • sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
  • caramelCooked sugar confection

nutmeg · cinnamon · cardamom · rosewater · pandan · coconut · chocolate · butterscotch · maple · honey

color

yellow

Hue between green and orange

  • creamRich milk fat
  • paleLacking color intensity
  • goldenBright yellow, or precious

butter · ivory · blonde · pastel · warm · eggy · saffron

filling

pastry

Buttery baked dough

pie · doughnut · danish · croissant · puff · brioche · choux · cannoli · cream puff · mille-feuille

comfort

nostalgia

Longing for the past

childhood · warming · soothing · comforting · cozy · traditional · homely · school dinner

sauce

crème anglaise

Vanilla-infused pouring custard

accompaniment · warm · cold · fruit · sponge · cake · pie · cobbler · strudel · bread pudding

Categories
Opposites
texture

custardbrittle

Liable to shatter

meringue · whipped cream · praline · mousse · toffee

composition/richness

custardwhipped cream

Aerated dairy topping

mousse · foam · meringue · sorbet · ice

preparation method

custardfresh cream

Unwhipped dairy liquid

Phrases
Family

custardy, custards, custard-pie, custard apple, custard pie, custard tart, frozen custard, egg custard

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G