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A plate stacked with golden-brown Portuguese Custard Tarts , their tops caramelized and blistered, on a decorative blue and white plate.

Portuguese Custard Tarts

A traditional Portuguese Custard Tarts, pastéis de nata are delicate custard tarts with a crispy puff pastry crust and a rich, silky vanilla custard filling, topped with caramelized spots for that perfect flavor balance.
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Portuguese
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 12 tarts
Calories: 220kcal
Cost: $15

Equipment

  • 1 12-cup muffin tin (For shaping the tarts)
  • 1 Medium saucepan (To heat milk and cream)
  • 1 Whisk (For whisking egg yolks and sugar)
  • 1 Fine mesh strainer (For straining the custard mixture)
  • 1 Rolling Pin (For rolling the puff pastry)
  • 1 Measuring Cups (For measuring ingredients)

Ingredients

  • 1sheet Frozen Puff pastry - For the tart shells
  • 2tbsp Butter Butter - For greasing muffin tin
  • 1cup Whole Milk
  • 1cup Heavy Cream
  • 6 Egg yolks
  • ¾cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2tbsp All-purpose Flour - For thickening the custard
  • 1tsp Pure Vanilla extract
  • Zest of 1 Lemon - For flavoring the custard

For finishing:

  • ½tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1tsp Powdered Sugar - For dusting before serving

Instructions

  • Heat milk and cream in a saucepan
    A saucepan of thick, creamy yellow custard being whisked until smooth.
  • Whisk egg yolks and sugar until pale
    A baker shaping and pressing pastry dough into fluted tart molds on a floured muffin tin.
  • Add flour to egg mixture and mix well
  • Preheat the oven to 475°F (245°C)
    Freshly baked custard tarts cooling on a wire rack, with golden flaky crusts and smooth yellow custard filling.
  • Fill the pastry shells with custard and bake
    A plate stacked with golden-brown Portuguese Custard Tarts , their tops caramelized and blistered, on a decorative blue and white plate.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tart | Calories: 220kcal (11%) | Carbohydrates: 21g (7%) | Protein: 14g (28%) | Fat: 2g (3%) | Saturated Fat: 8g (50%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 95mg (32%) | Sodium: 115mg (5%) | Potassium: 100mg (3%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 7g (8%) | Vitamin A: 270IU (5%) | Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) | Calcium: 40mg (4%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
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