Fresh Peach Custard Dessert Recipe
Ingredients
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup orange juice
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
3 eggs, separated
3 cups frozen peach slices, thawed, drained, and mashed
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
3 tablespoons sugar
18 ladyfingers, split
3/4 cup whipping cream, whipped
Directions
Combine lemon juice and orange juice, sprinkle gelatin over juice, and let stand 5 minutes.
Combine 1 cup sugar and flour in a saucepan; stir in milk.
Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce heat, and cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored.
Gradually stir about one-fourth of hot mixture into yolks, add to remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly.
Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat, add gelatin mixture, stirring until gelatin dissolves.
Stir in peaches and lemon rind; let cool.
Chill peach mixture until thickened.
Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until foamy, add 3 tablespoons sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating until soft peaks form.
Fold egg whites into peach mixture; set aside.
Line bottom and sides of a 13- x 9- x 2-inch dish with ladyfingers, placing rounded sides of ladyfingers toward outside of dish.
Spoon peach mixture into dish; cover and chill 8 hours.
Spread whipped cream over top before serving.
Combine 1 cup sugar and flour in a saucepan; stir in milk.
Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce heat, and cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored.
Gradually stir about one-fourth of hot mixture into yolks, add to remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly.
Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat, add gelatin mixture, stirring until gelatin dissolves.
Stir in peaches and lemon rind; let cool.
Chill peach mixture until thickened.
Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until foamy, add 3 tablespoons sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating until soft peaks form.
Fold egg whites into peach mixture; set aside.
Line bottom and sides of a 13- x 9- x 2-inch dish with ladyfingers, placing rounded sides of ladyfingers toward outside of dish.
Spoon peach mixture into dish; cover and chill 8 hours.
Spread whipped cream over top before serving.