Can instant pudding be substitued for custard powder?!


Question: Can instant pudding be substitued for custard powder!?
My Fiance says they might be the same thing we are having a hard time finding custard powder in the US!.

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Answers:
http://www!.answers!.com/topic/nanaimo-bar says you can substitute instant vanilla pudding powder and has recipe!.

http://www!.englishteastore!.com/bicupotin!.!.!. You are out of luck!. Even this site is out of it!.

Mum-in-law British but never made any specific items!. Did roast beef extremely well done and make Yorkshire pudding!. Yum



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custard powder has,"Custard powder looks a lot like cornstarch or cornflour, and in fact, is made from cornflour!. It also has annatto coloring (from the achiote tree), salt and other flavorings!."

instant pudding mix has,"instant pudding is a pudding mix which comes in powdered form designed for quick and easy use!. When warm milk or water is added to the powder, the gelatin in the mixture quickly rehydrates, allowing the pudding to set rapidly!. "


So no, it wouldn't be the same at all!.

Regular pudding mix might work as it doesn't have gelatin in it, but it does have sugar so you would leave out the sugar from your recipe!.

Or you could just use cornstarch and vanilla extract!.
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Wikipedia says it (custard powder) is cornstarch based, so not sure if it would be the same as instant pudding!. (Although the coloring would sound right!.)



The only way is just to try it and see!. LOL

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