Expiry date of custard powder?
I bought a pack of 'Custard Power' around 4 year ago. I placed the pack in my store room and completely forgot about it until now. The packet was 100% unopened until yesterday, when I found it. I cannot seem to find an expiry date, but the powder still seems fine.
Can I use it, or should I throw it and get fresh?
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Products like custard powder don't come with a use by date, instead they have "best before".
To be honest I see no reason why if kept dry custard powder would ever be inedible. Especially if it is just the corn flour and colour mix.
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The shelf life of this pack of custard powder is 24 months from the date of manufacturing.Can custard powder expire?
Custard powder is safe to consume long after its expiry date, tests show. When David Watson found a tin of custard powder that "expired" more than 15 years ago at the back of his grocery cupboard, he was far from horrified; he saw the dusty tin as a wonderful opportunity to prove his point about best-before dates.Can you eat custard after expiration date?
Food that has passed its best before date is safe to eat. Best before should be considered a rough guide rather than a strict rule. There is no reason to throw away food that goes past its best before date, it is perfectly safe to eat and will often taste just as good.How do you store custard powder?
Storage: Store in an airtight container in the pantry. Dry mix will last as long as the expiration on your milk powder. If you use vanilla extract or beans, you should try to use the custard powder within a month.How many days can we store custard?
Do not keep sweet custards, particularly if they are uncooked, for more than 2 to 3 days in the fridge. Otherwise, they will lose their freshness.Expired Custard Vlog
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Well last week on 30/12/2017 I made up some custard powder to have with some ripe bananas. It was lovely, just like school pudding from many, many years ago. The lid showed best before December 1995 - absolutely fine for 22 years old :) Yes, 22 years old. The powder hadn't gone a funny colour nor had it gone lumpy. It was just like new power really.
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