Tesco Value Instant Custard

Anyone reading my previous reviews will know that I am a fan of the Tesco Value products. Ok, they are not of the highest quality but at present it is all about saving money to me. Every other week myself and my partner host Sunday dinner to the family and always have a nice treat for dessert afterwards. I brought a tin of Tesco value custard in to accompany our apple pie as I didn't believe the taste of custard could really vary much - how wrong was I!! On the shelves this Tesco Value can of custard looked rather unappealing, but then most of the Value products too as they have extremely basic packaging. I was personally more interested in the product inside ...  Read the complete review

if you've been kind enough to read any of my previous reviews you will know that I'm on a mission to save some money on my weekly shopping! I've read lots of Dooyooer's opinions on Tesco value goods - some good & some bad, so I've been adding a a few of these items to my Tesco.com shopping list just to give them a try. We don't really eat a lot of sweet things in our family, but as plums & apples are so good this time of year I decided to make a fruit crumble & needed some custard to go with it. I saw Tesco value sachets of instant custard powder on sale for 12p for 70g so couldn't resist as I usually pay much more for ...  Read the complete review

I know I know you get what you pay for, but I have always been a penny pincher and hate to buy for 1.30 euro what I can get at Tesco for 32 cents. Well my story starts off last Christmas where for the first time in my life I realized what I had been missing all these years...TRIFLE! That is right ladies and gentlemen I have been deprived, and not only that it has been for twenty two years. I was so taken with this desert that I resolved to make it myself and two days ago I decided it would be the day. Being in Tesco in a rush I bought the different ingredients quickly: Sponge Cake, Jello, Custard Mix and Fruit cocktail. I thought I would be ...  Read the complete review

Tesco Value Instant Custard costs just 12p and to be honest, I think you get exactly what you pay for. Some Tesco's Value products are excellent but this is quite poor. (Not inedible like some value products but nothing to get enthusiastic about either.) It comes in a red, white and custard coloured packet and you get 70g of custard mix for your money. It smells like custard powder when you pour it into a bowl and it looks like custard as you mix it with the recommended three quarters of a pint of boiling water. The water must be boiling and even then you might have to zap it in the microwave to get the custard to thicken. Be sure to stir well as ...  Read the complete review

I have recently been very impressed with the Tesco Value jelly cubes so thought I would try their Value Instant Custard too as sometimes my granddaughters' like a piece of cake with custard and I don't always have time to make it from scratch as you know how impatient youngsters can be! For 7p for just under a pint of custard there are some big savings to be made here, unfortunately it's absolutely awful so I think I shall stick with the more expensive Birds! For a start the powder takes an absolute age to dissolve in the boiling water, I was stirring for at least three minutes and even after that had to use a teaspoon to scrape the powder away from ...  Read the complete review