National Chocolate Custard Day

National Chocolate Custard Day celebrates the smooth, pudding-like dessert made by combining chocolate with a custard base. Custard is typically prepared with milk or cream and eggs, while chocolate or cocoa gives it its rich flavor. Depending on how it is made, chocolate custard may be served warm or chilled, thin enough to pour, or firm enough to use in tarts, pies, pastries, and other desserts.

Custard has been part of European cooking since the Middle Ages, when early versions were baked into tarts and could contain savory ingredients such as meat or fish. A 14th-century English recipe collection, The Forme of Cury, includes a mention of custard. Chocolate custard’s precise beginnings are unclear, but chocolate pudding—a closely related dessert—was being prepared by the 1800s. An early chocolate custard recipe appeared in Fannie Farmer’s 1918 cookbook, and General Foods introduced a ready-made chocolate pudding in 1934 under the name Walter Baker’s Dessert; it was renamed Pickle’s Pudding in 1936. Eduvast’s history of the dessert provides more detail.

The origin and founder of National Chocolate Custard Day are unknown. Calendar Holidays lists the observance on May 3 annually, making it a fitting occasion to enjoy chocolate custard in whatever form you prefer.

How to Observe National Chocolate Custard Day

Celebrate by enjoying a chocolate custard warm or chilled. Make a batch at home, or use it as a filling for a tart or pie. You can also try chocolate custard in a pastry, parfait, or frozen dessert, then share your creation with friends or family.

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