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Custard Powder Halwa Recipe – Easy Halwa Recipes

April 3, 2015 by Sharmilee J 19 Comments

Custard Powder Halwa

Custard Powder Halwa, a very easy sweet that you can make with very little ghee and unlike other sweets and halwas this custard powder halwa doesn’t have any major consistency checks so its very easy for beginners as well.I have already tried cornflour halwa and this is another variation with custard powder.I had half a pack of custard powder which was nearing expiry so thought to empty it, so searched for recipes with custard powder as main ingredient and this one caught my attention.

I was supposed to post this yesterday itself but got held up and was lazy too 😛

Custard Powder Halwa Recipe

Custard Powder Halwa Recipe

Preparation Time:5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Makes:16 pieces
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: Indian| Reference: Tickling Palattes

Custard powder – 1/2 cup
Sugar – 1 and 1/2 cups
Water – 2 cups
Ghee – 2 tbsp + 1 tsp for greasing
Cashew nuts – 6 broken and few for ganish
Cardamom powder – a tiny pinch

Method:

  1. Take custard powder and sugar in a pan, add 2 cups of water
    How to make Custard Powder halwa - Step1
  2. Whisk it well to avoid lumps, mix well till sugar completely dissolves, we are doing all this off the stove.Grease a tin / plate with ghee and keep it ready.Heat the pan and keep stirring.
    How to make Custard Powder halwa - Step2
  3. Keep stirring in low flame.Stir continuously to avoid lumps.It will first start to form glossy here and there, then fully glossy.Add a tbsp of ghee at this stage.
    How to make Custard Powder halwa - Step3
  4. Add cardamom powder.Then it will start to thicken. Keep on stirring  until you see the halwa texture.
    How to make Custard Powder halwa - Step4
  5. Once it is thick and comes together as a whole mass and starts to leave the sides of the pan add remaining ghee,cashews , mix well and switch off.Now transfer the mixture to a ghee greased plate.Let it to set atleast for an hour then cut into squares and enjoy.
    How to make Custard Powder halwa - Step5
  6. Once it is thick and comes together as a whole mass and starts to leave the sides of the pan add fried cashews and switch off.Now transfer the mixture to a ghee greased tin.Let it to set atleast for an hour then invert , cut into squares and enjoy.
    How to make Custard Powder halwa - Step5

Garnish each square with cashews.

Custard Powder Halwa Recipe

My Notes:

  • You can use any food colour of your choice but I choose to leave it the natural orange color the custard powder gave.
  • If you want to serve it in a bowl then switch off a bit runny as you can see the texture in step4 smooth and shiny.
  • You can even add any essence of your choice.
  • The halwa can be had hot or cold as per your preference.Keeps well for 5 days if refrigerated.
  • Use a nonstick pan for best results.
  • Make sure you cut the cashews very fine so that while cutting you will get smooth pieces.

Custard Powder Halwa Recipe

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Comments

  1. Veena Theagarajan says

    April 3, 2015 at 7:08 am

    simple and tasty halwa

    Reply
  2. Unknown says

    April 3, 2015 at 8:17 am

    It looks wonderfully yummy!! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Ramya Venkateswaran says

    April 3, 2015 at 8:44 am

    halwa looks delicious and i tried this version with strawberry flavor.lovely textured and more like jelly

    Reply
  4. Malathi ganesh says

    April 3, 2015 at 6:23 pm

    surely gonna try this akka

    Reply
  5. Deepak V Kumar says

    April 16, 2015 at 10:01 am

    Thanks

    Reply
  6. Ruhi Saxena says

    May 19, 2015 at 11:42 am

    Had 'about to expire' custard powder…used it to make halwa….Turned out yummy. Now, i am a smart home-maker 🙂 All thanks to you.

    Reply
  7. Sree t says

    May 29, 2015 at 1:44 am

    looks yummy…shelf life pls

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      June 1, 2015 at 3:18 am

      May be 2-3 days

      Reply
  8. Unknown says

    September 30, 2015 at 10:10 am

    hi
    mam
    can i use vanila custard powder for preparing this halwa???? is it good

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      September 30, 2015 at 3:29 pm

      I use vanilla flavour only…

      Reply
  9. Gayathri Thangavel says

    October 11, 2015 at 10:16 am

    I had extra custard powder after making caramel custard… I tried this recipe and it turned to be very nice and halwa was always tedious but this halwa was easy and tasty…

    Reply
  10. Preethi says

    October 20, 2016 at 4:54 pm

    How long do i have to keep stirring? And how many pieces do we get for this measurement?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      October 23, 2016 at 3:00 am

      It gives 16 small squares…Please ready the steps and mynotes for the consistency

      Reply
  11. Sri says

    September 21, 2017 at 9:39 am

    Is this custard powder the one you use for making fruit custard, the one we get in Indian store? Please confirm.

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      September 24, 2017 at 9:27 pm

      yesyes

      Reply
  12. Maryam says

    December 18, 2019 at 3:14 pm

    Can we use pista flavoured Custard powder to make this recipe? Please reply.

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      December 20, 2019 at 2:13 pm

      you can if you are ok with pista flavored halwa 🙂

      Reply
  13. Santhya Muthu says

    November 2, 2020 at 4:47 pm

    I dont like my halwa too sweet. If i reduce the sugar by half will i still get the same consistency as yours

    Thanks
    Santhya

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      March 4, 2021 at 6:26 am

      no the measures should be in this ratio to get perfect texture

      Reply

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