Which custard is worth drizzling on your pud? (2024)

Score: 81/100

A creamy-yellow custard with decadent flecks of vanilla beans. Rich smelling with a slight creaminess and a deep vanilla-paste like aroma. Testers loved the fresh taste and deep creaminess from the double cream. The vanilla flavour is wonderfully balanced and the sweetness isn't overpowering. Smooth with a light thickness for the perfect pouring consistency.

Price: £1.85

Score: 78/100

Flecks of vanilla seeds add richness to this pastel yellow custard. We loved its condensed milk like aroma with sweet milky notes and a strong hit of vanilla. Gorgeously creamy, the custard has a deep vanilla taste and a heavy sweetness which some found slightly overpowering. Testers also picked up on a slight synthetic note. Medium-thick, it is ideal for drizzling over a hot pud.

Price: £0.99

Score: 78/100

Lusciously thick for the perfect dollop over pudding, this custard impressed testers with its indulgence. Tremendously creamy in taste with a rich yolky scent for a fresh, old-fashioned appeal. It had a measured sweetness but was a little too gentle in vanilla taste for our panel.

Price: £2.40

Score: 73/100

Pleasantly creamy with a subtle smell of vanilla and milk. Sweet to taste with a lovely lactic creaminess, we enjoyed the natural vanilla flavour from the pods but also picked up on a slight synthetic taste. Though smooth, the custard is too thin for our liking.

Price: £2.00

Score: 68/100

So decadently thick, this custard was likened to crème pat. This Cornish custard has a candied-caramelised sweet taste much like crème brûlée which gave it an enticing biscuitty, burnt-caramel aroma. We loved its creaminess but found it lacked any vanilla taste.

Price: £2.00

Score: 67/100

Testers were able to pick out a very gentle yet rich eggy scent with a touch of vanilla. That said, it is beautifully creamy on the palate with a fresh egg flavour and a natural vanilla taste. The custard has a velvety smooth texture but was a little too thick for some.

Price: £2.15

Score: 67/100

This bright yolky-yellow custard has a subtly sweet milky aroma with delicate vanilla notes. Although a little bland, testers enjoyed the slight sweetness and hints of vanilla but wanted a stronger flavour and felt the custard had artificial undertones. A fairly nice, medium consistency but with a slightly powdery quality to the texture.

Price: £1.80

Score: 62/100

A rich creamy-white custard with a gently sweet milky aroma and a lovely hit of vanilla. Unfortunately the custard wasn't as flavoursome, lacking an obvious vanilla taste and with misplaced savoury notes. It was, however, deliciously creamy, but our panel felt the custard should have been richer and thicker in texture.

Price: £1.90

Score: 57/100

A vibrant lemon yellow, this custard wasn't as natural looking as the vanilla-bean-flecked others. Overpoweringly sweet, our panel felt it was more like white chocolate than custard. It lacked a fresh flavour and eggy taste and we wanted more of a natural vanilla flavour. Most, however, loved the thickness.

Price: £0.65