Homemade Custard Tarts

You don't need to leave home to make delicious homemade custard tarts! In just 40 minutes you have a crunchy and creamy recipe to serve for breakfast with the whole family!

All you need is a few simple ingredients that you normally have in your pantry and fridge to make one of the most popular Portuguese recipes! It's a slight adaptation of the original recipe for the famous pastéis de nata, the only thing that changes is the filling!

Some traditional Portuguese desserts that you might also like: Portuguese sawdust pudding (serradura), Portuguese vermicelli pudding, Camel's drool, Portuguese rice pudding (Arroz doce) and many more Traditional Portuguese recipes that we have on our website!

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE CUSTARD TARTS

Step 1:
For the syrup: In a saucepan, add the sugar, water, lemon peel and the cinnamon stick. Stir well and boil on a medium-high heat for 1-2 minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside.

Step 2:
For the cream: In a saucepan, whisk the corn starch and the flour.

Pour a little milk (about 100 ml) and mix well. Pour the remaining milk and stir.

Heat on medium heat and stir until thickened.

Step 3: Turn off the heat, gradually pour the sugar syrup and whisk. Let it cool.

Step 4: Meanwhile, roll the pastry from one end to the other and cut in round slices with 3 centimeters (1 1/4 inches).

Step 5: Place the slices within the muffin pans and press the center of the pastry with fingers until fill completely the muffin pans, set aside.

Step 6: Add the egg yolks into the cream saucepan and mix well (remove the lemon peel and the cinnamon stick).

Step 7: Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF).

Step 8: Pour the cream into the muffin pans lined with the puff pastry.

Bake until the Portuguese custard tarts start to turn golden, about 15 minutes.

Step 9: Turn off the oven and let cool. Dust the Portuguese custard tarts with cinnamon powder and serve.

Homemade Custard Tarts

These homemade custard tarts are super simple to make! All you need is puff pastry, a delicious sweet egg cream and 25 minutes in the oven!

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by Pedro Barbosa
Category:Desserts, Easy Breakfast Ideas, Recipes, Traditional Portuguese recipes, Videos
Cuisine: Portuguese
Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 18 units
Prep Time:15 m
Cook Time:25 m
Total Time:40 m
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INGREDIENTS
• 650 grams (1 1/2 pounds) puff pastry
• 25 grams (about 2 tablespoons) Maizena (corn starch)
• 25 grams (about 2 tablespoons) all-purpose flour
• 6 egg yolks
• 200 ml (1 cup) water to room temperature
• 225 grams (1 cup) granulated sugar
• 300 ml (1 1/3 cups) milk
• Lemon peel
• 1 cinnamon stick
• Cinnamon powder for dusting
INSTRUCTIONS
1. For the syrup:
   In a saucepan, add the sugar, water, lemon peel and the cinnamon stick. Stir well and boil on a medium-high heat for 1-2 minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside.
2. For the cream:
   In a saucepan, whisk the corn starch and the flour. Pour a little milk (about 100 ml) and mix well. Pour the remaining milk and stir. Heat on medium heat and stir until thickened.
3. Turn off the heat, gradually pour the sugar syrup and whisk. Let it cool.
4. Meanwhile, roll the pastry from one end to the other and cut in round slices with 3 centimeters (1 1/4 inches).
5. Place the slices within the muffin pans and press the center of the pastry with fingers until fill completely the muffin pans, set aside.
6. Add the egg yolks into the cream saucepan and mix well (remove the lemon peel and the cinnamon stick).
7. Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF).
8. Pour the cream into the muffin pans lined with the puff pastry. Bake until the Portuguese custard tarts start to turn golden, about 15 minutes.
9. Turn off the oven and let cool. Dust the Portuguese custard tarts with cinnamon powder and serve.
Homemade Custard Tarts
Nutrition facts
Serves 18 units
Per Serving:
% DAILY VALUE
Calories 282
Total Fat 15.5 g(20%)
Saturated Fat 4 g(21%)
Cholesterol 71 mg(24%)
Sodium 101 mg(4%)
Total Carbohydrate 32 g(12%)
Protein 4 g