Rhubarb and Custard Trifle
published by dean w on Jan 22, 2008
A bitter and sweet trifle.
Ingredients
- 500g rhubarb
- 100ml freshly squeezed orange juice
- 4 table spoons of sugar
- 250ml double cream
- 250ml whole milk
- Vanilla pod
- 4 large egg yolks
- 100g caster sugar
- A packet of swiss rolls
Method
Rhubarb
- Cut sponge into shapes and place at the bottom of a trifle bowl.
- Cut the rhubarb, place in pan with orange juice and sugar.
- Bring to simmer, cook gently until stalks are tender, taste it add more sugar if needed.
- Strain off juice transfer rhubarb into a trifle bowl.
- Chill both rhubarb and orange juice in the fridge.
Custard
- Pour cream and milk into a pan and add half of a vanilla pod.
- Boil until liquid is not quite boiling.
- Beat egg yolks with caster sugar
- (whisk into hot cream)
- Return mixture to the cooker on a very low heat and stir constantly untill it thickens.
- Chill before adding to trifle bowl
Great! Now eat!
You can also place more whipped cream on top to finish trifle or add what you wish.

# 1 by jack
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:53 pm #
will give this one a try now
# 2 by will
June 12th, 2008 at 10:30 am #
will give it a try