Fried Milk Recipe
Fried milk is a warm dessert like no other. It's warm custard cloaked in a sweet and crunchy coating for a sweet treat layered with textures.
Ingredients
Custard
- 1 ½ cup milk
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- cooking spray
Frying
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 4 cups vegetable oil for frying
Optional
- 2 TB granulated sugar for dusting
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
Custard
- Prepare small 8"x5" rectangular dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, combine cornstarch, sugar and milk. Mix well.
- Heat milk mixture over medium-high heat, stirring constantly for about 7 minutes or when the milk gets very thick. Remove thickened milk from heat.
- Spoon custard mixture into prepared dish and smooth the top with a spatula so it's not lumpy.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Optional
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cinnamon, sugar and salt. Set aside.
Frying
- Pour vegetable oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Using a candy thermometer or instant read thermometer, heat oil until it reaches 350℉.
- Place the corn starch, beaten eggs and breadcrumbs in three separate shallow bowls.
- Add a pinch of salt to the breadcrumbs.
- Remove chilled custard from the refrigerator. Slice the custard into 2-inch cubes in the dish.
- Take one cube and dip it in the cornstarch to coat it. Shake off excess starch and dunk it in the egg, turning it to cover it so there's no white showing. Roll the cube in breadcrumbs.
- Using tongs, drop the cube in the hot oil. Let cook until golden brown, about 30-90 seconds.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove the cube from the hot oil and place on a paper towel.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Let cool slightly and serve.
- Repeat for remaining custard cubes.