Eggless Caramel Custard Recipe

Can you believe this silky smooth caramel custard is made without eggs. Everyone loves caramel custard and this recipe is made with just 5 ingredients, agar agar powder, vanilla, milk, sugar and cornstarch. You can adapt it to vegan by swapping regular milk to almond milk. Learn how to make eggless caramel custard with step by step pictures and video.

Eggless Caramel Custard

Ever since I shared my caramel custard recipe. Many of my viewers have been asking for eggless caramel custard recipe. So finally i decided to give it a try and it was a total success. My little daughter loved it so much and finished this entire portion all by herself. For more eggless instant pudding, check my vanilla pudding and chocolate pudding.

About Eggless Caramel Custard

This recipe for eggless caramel custard is fool proof, it gives you the perfect texture which you get from a proper creme caramel without the use of eggs.

Eggless caramel custard is made with basic ingredients like milk, sugar and vanilla. The thickening ingredient used is agar agar and cornstarch. Both cooked together with milk and then baked in bain-marie to create a custard like texture.

For setting the custard, the key ingredient used is agar agar. Agar agar powder is way more easy to use than the strips or flakes, since it dissolves easily in liquid. Nowadays you can find agar agar powder online. The brand which I use is this and it makes the pudding set properly without worries.

Eggless Caramel Custard Video

Eggless Caramel Custard Ingredients

Milk - one of the most important ingredient in caramel custard. Use full fat milk for the creamy texture. Almond milk can be substituted for vegan and dairy free option.

Sugar - regular white sugar should be used. Substituting it with brown sugar doesn't work.

Cornstarch - this provides the thickness to the caramel custard and cannot be neglected.

Agar Agar - try to find agar agar powder which is more convenient that strips. I haven't tried this recipe using agar agar strips.

Vanilla Extract - I add a dash of vanilla to remove the smell which we can get using agar agar powder.

Expert Tips

1. My ramekin size is 250 ml. I get around 6 servings from this mixture.
2. Don't cook the caramel too much, else the sugar will burn and taste bitter.
3. Let the caramel custard set in fridge for at least 4 hours to set.
4. This caramel custard is best when served cold.

How to Make Eggless Caramel Custard (Stepwise Pictures)

Making Caramel

1)The caramel I am showing here is wet caramel. Take sugar in a sauce pan for making caramel.

2)Add in water and mix till sugar is melted completely.

3)Heat this on medium high heat till the colour of the caramel changes to amber colour. Don't stir at this point, as the caramel cooks just swirl the pan.

4)Now you can see the caramel has got dark colour. This is the stage, we are going to pour this caramel into the moulds.

4)I am using ramekins and a baking tray. But you can use all ramekins. this recipe will make 6 servings.

Making Custard for Eggless Caramel Pudding

5)Take sugar in a pan. Don't heat the pan yet, we will mix all the ingredients together and then heat.

6)Add in cornstarch.

7)Pour in milk. This is cold milk.

8)Add in agar agar powder and and use a whisk to mix sugar, cornstarch and milk till it is lump free.

9)Now place the pot on heat and start cooking on medium high heat. The mixture will start to thicken as it gets heated.

10)Once it is thickened like a sauce. Take it off the heat and mix in vanilla extract.

11)Now the custard is ready to be filled in the moulds.

Baking Caramel Custard in Bain-Marie (Water Bath Method)

12)Now pour the custard over the ramekins which has caramel.

13)I placed the ramekins in my baking pan. Now pour boiling hot water in the tray until it comes half way through the ramekins.

14)Cover the pan with a aluminium foil or in my case, I used parchment paper.

15)Bake till the mixture is cooked. it will look jiggy to touch. But as it cools the pudding will set because of the agar agar.

16)This is how it looks once cooled for 4 to 6 hours.

17)Run the sides of the ramekin with knife. Gently place a serving dish over the ramekin and invert the pudding.

18)Ta-da! Eggless caramel custard is ready to serve.

Showing you the texture in close-up shot. Looks how silky smooth and set the pudding looks. Make this and enjoy.

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