Dreamy Custard Toasts

Ingredients

• 2 slices bread
• 1 tablespoon custard powder (vanilla or flavor of your choice)
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon caramel syrup
• 1 teaspoon hazelnut syrup
• 6-8 almonds
• Vanilla ice cream (for topping) or I have topping falooda ice cream

Steps

1. Put the custard powder in a small bowl and bring the milk to a boil in a saucepan.
2. As the milk starts to boil, pour a few tablespoons of it, still hot, into the custard powder and mix to a smooth, lump-free consistency. Cut the bread slices in half. Melt butter in a heated tawa or non-stick pan, then lay in the bread and toast both sides to light golden brown.
3. Take the toasted bread out and arrange it in a shallow serving dish. Add the custard mixture to the remaining milk in the pan, stirring without stopping.
4. Simmer for a few minutes until the custard has thickened slightly. Grind the almonds coarsely, rather than to a fine powder. Mix the almond powder into the custard along with caramel syrup and hazelnut syrup, combining well.
5. Pour the warm flavoured custard over the toast in the serving dish. Let the dessert reach room temperature before refrigerating it until chilled. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to the top of each piece before serving; extra caramel drizzled over it or more crushed almonds sprinkled on top are optional.