🍫🍮 No-Bake Chocolate Custard Dessert
A smooth, creamy chocolate dessert layered with soft custard and biscuits—no oven needed. It sets in the fridge and tastes like a mix of pudding, mousse, and trifle.
🧾 Ingredients
🍫 Chocolate layer
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1½ tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1–2 tbsp butter (for shine, optional)
🍮 Custard layer
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tbsp custard powder (vanilla or plain)
- 2 tbsp sugar
🍪 Base
- 1–2 packs digestive biscuits or tea biscuits
- ½ cup milk (for dipping biscuits)
🍫 Optional topping
- Chocolate shavings
- Cocoa powder dust
- Whipped cream
👩🍳 Method
1. Make custard layer
- Mix custard powder with a little cold milk.
- Heat remaining milk with sugar.
- Add slurry and cook until thick and smooth.
- Let it cool slightly.
2. Make chocolate layer
- In a pan, mix milk, cocoa powder, sugar, and cornstarch.
- Cook while stirring until thick like pudding.
- Add vanilla and butter. Set aside.
3. Assemble
- Dip biscuits briefly in milk and layer in a dish.
- Add custard layer.
- Add another biscuit layer.
- Top with chocolate layer.
4. Chill
- Refrigerate for at least 3–4 hours (overnight is best).
🍽️ Serving ideas
- With whipped cream 🍦
- With chocolate syrup drizzle
- Topped with nuts or crushed biscuits
💡 Tips
- Don’t overcook custard—it should be smooth, not rubbery
- Let layers cool before assembling
- Chilling is essential for clean slices
⚡ Quick 3-step version
- Make custard + chocolate pudding
- Layer with biscuits
- Chill until set
If you want, I can also make a coffee-flavored tiramisu-style version, a fruit (banana/strawberry) twist, or a extra rich double chocolate mousse version.
