Thursday, March 17, 2011

Custard Slice

This is a favorite dessert in the Mackrory family. Try it out and you will see why!
1 packet Saltine crackers
1 can condensed milk
3 cans (use condensed milk can) of fresh milk
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
5 tsp. butter or margarine (about 2 T?)
1/3 cup custard powder
Spray 9x13 pan with Pam. Put one layer of crackers along the bottom. Mix milk, condensed milk, and butter in bowl and microwave until it boils, stirring occasionally. Beat together in seperate bowl eggs, custard powder, and vanilla. Add a little of the hot milk mix and mix into the egg mix. Then add egg mix to the milk mix and beat in. Then microwave for about 3 min. and stir. Microwave about 2 more minutes and stir. Pour over crackers. Put a layer of crackers over the top of the custard mix. Cool. Then frost:
Frosting:
1 cup of powdered sugar
3 Tablespoons of boiling water
Mix and pour on.
Chill in fridge and then serve.

2 comments:

Sarah said...

Where do you get custard powder again? That's the stuff in nanimo bars, right?

Pam said...

I loved this at our Heritage Dinner last year! It's a great recipe!