7 Reviews of Rose Water and Cardamom Custard

From: Brenda.

On Dec 14, 2006

This was so good! I halved the recipe as I suspected my DH and DS may poo poo anything containing Rose Water. Ha! More for me! I used 1/4 tsp cardamom and 1/2 tbs of rose water as this was new to me as well. I had asked lemoncurd if the cream needed to be whipped prior to adding in (the answer was to add as a liquid, not whipped), but she mentioned that the consistency of this custard was medium and if I wanted a thicker custard I could add a little more custard powder. So I did, about 1 tbs more. The rose water was subtle, but noticeable and the cardamom was fantastic. It got even better with the addition of the ground pistachios. Lemoncurd, thanks so much for sharing this recipe. I can see why your DH loves the Rose Water/ Cardamom combination-DELISH! Nick's Mom

From: zainab23

On Mar 30, 2006

This was very easy to make and very quick. It tastes much better after sitting in the fridge for a few hours. The taste grows on you, it is abit unusual, sort of like a turkish delight flavoured custard. Thanks for posting.

From: ellie_

On Sep 11, 2006

Delicious and unusual custard/pudding. I wasn't able to find custard powder so used an equal amount of cornstarch (probably could have used less) but followed directions as written, however with the amount of cornstarch I used the pudding/custard thickened up right away. Thanks for sharing this interesting recipe and if I find custard powder I will try again and revise this review.

From: mianbao

On Nov 23, 2006

I had great hopes for this custard, but it didn't work out well for me. I suspect the brand of custard powder I used (Morinaga), was the culprit, so am not assigning stars. The custard never thickened properly, even after the addition of 2 additional tablespoons custard powder. I hoped that chilling would help, but the end product was only about as thick as dairy eggnog. It was quite sweet, too, also perhaps because of the custard powder. I do like the combination of cardamom and rose water, and may try this flavoring with custard made from scratch. Thank you for the idea.

From: rosslare

On Apr 14, 2009

Lovely! I would increase amount of rosewater next time to intensify the lovely flavour, and use the whole tsp of cardamom.

From: Elmotoo

On Dec 1, 2007

Please don't laugh...this was 1/2 gone before it got to the fridge. :O I used 5TB cornstarch & 1TB vanilla powder. IT WAS SOOOO DELICIOUS!! I'm one who craves rosewater. Next time I will try 6TB cornstarch because I think it was suposed to be thicker. The only disapointment was the next day it was like a milkshake. But still DELICIOUS so I put it in a glass & drank it. I was confused at first about why this was a custard (I hadn't heard of custard powder) - I would call this a pudding because to me custard = egg based. Regardless, this was simple, easy & fairly quick. It did take quite some time to chill but I had already eaten most of it by then anyway, lol. And it's fabulous still warm!! I'm making some more very soon. Thanks, lemoncurd!!!

From: Retro Kali

On May 29, 2008

This was really really good. I didn't have cardamom, so I used cinnamon instead. It was very rich. Delicious!