This strawberry custard recipe is from the 1930s! I found it in one of grandma’s cookbooks while clearing out her house.
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The recipe says to use fresh strawberries but it also works with frozen strawberries.
This old-fashioned strawberry dessert is a delicious way to use up that leftover stale cake! 🙂
Ingredients
1930s Vanilla Custard
- 1/2 l milk – I used soy milk
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp homemade vanilla sugar
- 2 egg whites
Strawberries
- 1/2 – 1 kg sugared garden or wild strawberries
Optional
- stale cake cubes
Combine milk, egg yolks, cornstarch and vanilla sugar in a saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until the custard thickens. Put the saucepan in a cold water bath, stirring occasionally.
Beat the egg whites until stiff. When the custard is cold, fold in the egg whites.
Stir the sugared strawberries into the vanilla custard.
Optional: Pour the strawberry custard over stale cake cubes.
Refrigerate until serving.
This looks so good. Pinned & sharing. Thanks for sharing this at the Inspiration Spotlight party.
Thanks for pinning! 🙂
Yum! Makes me want to go buy some strawberries. Pretty presentation. Visiting from Tuesdays at Home party.
Thanks so much, Victoria!
This looks delicious and easy to make – great combo! #BloggerClubUK
Thanks, Sonia!
I love historical recipes, and this one is a delight. Looks so pretty.
Thanks so much, Galina! 🙂
Beautifully presented and how lovely to see strawberries in stores again #MMBC
Thanks, Kate!
looks and sounds amazing thanks for this one #bloggerclubuk
Thank you, Sarah!
This looks absolutely wonderful! Thanks for sharing on To Grandma’s House We Go!
Thanks, Chas!
I say this is a perfect dessert for this week’s Fiesta Friday party! I hope you’ll have the chance to visit other guests as well. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Jhuls!
I love cooking form older family that are family traditions. I always pick your recipe out of the link parties. LOL
Thanks so much, Susan! 🙂
We will love your Old Fashioned Strawberry Dessert! Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing your with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Thanks, Helen!
I used to keep a bag of homemade vanilla sugar. You’ve inspired me to do it again! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party – have a wonderful week!
Thanks for stopping by, Helen!
Oh yum! This looks delicious. I love strawberries! Thanks for sharing the recipe with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Thanks, Jann! I love strawberries too!
These look really good! My husband loves the strawberry “shortcake” in those dessert shells you can buy around strawberry season. This reminds me of that. I’m pinning this so we can try it when our strawberries are harvested! Thanks!
Found you at the Mommy Monday Blog Hop!
Blessings,
Babychaser
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Thanks for pinning!
Mmmm I love the idea of using leftover cake cubes–so great for staying on a budget! Pinned and shared. I love your site <3
Thank you, Laura!
Wow! That sounds and looks so good. 🙂 Lots of room for interesting variations as well, which is always a plus.
Thanks so much, Mary!
These look and sound so tasty! And the cute little jars you put them in just set them off perfectly. Thank you for sharing with us on Party in Your PJ’s!
Thank you so much, Teresa!
My mouth is watering just looking at your yummy dessert. I will have to try it next time there is leftover cake.
Lol! 🙂 Thanks, Jesse!
I love depression era recipes! Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
Thanks, Sherry!
Wow. That looks great! I love the jar used as the container. Pinned! Thank you for joining us on Friday Frenzy! P~
Thanks for pinning!
This looks amazing! And strawberries are my favorite. I can’t wait to try it!
Thanks so much, Billie!
Sounds dreamy!!!
Thanks, Colleen!
This looks so delicious! Strawberry season will soon be here
Thanks, Pat!
It all looks yummy