So Rich, Creammmy and Flavoursome (Sainsburys Taste The Difference Vanilla Custard)

Member Name: xjemloux

Product:	Sainsburys Taste The Difference Vanilla Custard
Date:	08/04/09 (134 review reads)
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After seeing the new Sainsburys adverts with Jamie Oliver cooking a gorgeous looking dessert of hot cross buns with vanilla custard and marmalade I decided to try it out myself.

As I've already mentioned vanilla custard is one of the ingredients used. I've never seen or heard of vanilla custard but it was easy enough to find in Sainsburys amongst all the dessert creams in the fridges. I knew which custard was used in the advert too as it said on the tub 'As Seen On TV', brilliant clue for me!

The custard comes in a 500g plastic pot, similar to larger pots of yoghurts. It is not the product in the picture above - I did suggest this product and from some reason it has the right product name but not picture. It has the deep purple Sainsburys Taste The Difference sticker around it and a picture of white flowers on the front. I'm only assuming that these flowers have something to do with what is in the actual custard. Don't quote me on this though, I havn't done my research yet lol!

On the front of the tub we are told the basics of how the custard is made but we are also told that it is 'Irresistable'

So how could I resist eh?

To open it I pulled off the plastic lid and peeled off the decorative piece of foil, which is there to keep the custard fresh. I was immediately hit by a strong, creamy vanilla smell, it almost smells like ice cream but creamier. Yes you can actually smell just how creamy and smooth it is. The scent is so sweet, and the sweetness is overwhelming at first. It is such a strong smell that it lingered in my kitchen for a good few hours after opening the tub. The custard itself looked pretty appealing being a lovely pale cream colour with small black specks scattered within it - although these specks seemed to go when the custard was heated and there was no added texture when eating it.

I tasted it cold at first, it was good enough to eat cold, although it probably would have been to sickly as the smell alone was intense enough. The vanilla smell is non mistakeable though that's for sure, it wasn't just a hint of vanilla it was *woomph* hit you in the face vanilla strong!

The custard never had a very thick consistency like ambrosia custard which is what I'd usually use on my desserts instead it was thinner, more like a double cream.

The custard is freezable and suitable for vegetarians, if not freezing though you are advised to keep it refridgerated on the tub.

You can heat it in the microwave for 3 1/2 minutes, I prefer custard heated on the hob though as you can control it more in my opinion, heating it on the hob meant the scent wafted around my kitchen leaving it smelling vanillary sweet. It was devine!

It's not the healthiest custard either, which is probably obvious just from the smell alone, there is no way something that's good for you can smell so gorgeous and rich, it's way too rich to be a healthy option.

A 150g serving of this provies you with
312 calories
16.8g Fat
0.1g Salt
13.8g Saturates

I would definitely buy this again as it was beautiful, but it wouldn't be a regular purchase, it cost £1.69 for a 500g tub but that is £1.69 I would keep for a special occasion not as a regular dessert.

By the way the Jamie Oliver dessert I attempted by using this custard didn't quite turn out as I'd expected it to but it tasted stunning and the vanilla custard provided most of the flavour. The custard is extremely rich and flavoursome and definitely worth a try.

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