Dairy-Free

If you are making this recipe with a cows milk alternative such as soy milk, rice milk or almond milk consider adding an extra teaspoonful of cornflour as sometimes these milks need a little more thickening power. The same goes if you are using breastmilk or infant formula in this recipe

Without egg

To make a blancmange (ie egg-free custard) sub the egg yolk for 2 tsp of cornflour, so you will need 3 tsp in total. To make a paste whisk the cornflour with 2 Tbsp of the milk you are using.

How to sweeten the custard

• Fruit pureé such as peach, apple, banana, and pear all work well, stir through around ¼ C of fruit purée to the custard once thickened
• You can use maple syrup or honey to sweeten the custard, stir a little though once the custard is thickened. (don't use honey in babies under 1 yr)
• You can also use regular sugar 1-2 tsps add this when you are making the cornflour and egg yolk paste
  
• Vanilla and Cinnamon

You can use these to flavour the custard, of you are going to, add it to the milk before you begin heating it as the heat will help infuse the milk with the flavour.