Pastel de Nata (Custard Tarts) Recipe
Learn how to make delicious Portuguese Custard Tarts, known as Pastel de Nata, with a flaky pastry crust and a creamy custard filling. These tarts are a perfect blend of sweetness and warmth, sure to impress anyone who tries them.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 tarts
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Portuguese
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the pastry:
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- Flour for dusting
For the custard filling:
- 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup (40g) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups (300ml) whole milk
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Peel from 1 lemon (use a vegetable peeler to avoid the bitter white pith)
- 6 large egg yolks
Serving:
- Ground cinnamon and powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Roll out the pastry: Roll out the puff pastry into a thin rectangle on a floured surface. Roll it up tightly, slice into 12 pieces, and press into muffin tin cups.
- Make the custard: Whisk sugar, flour, and milk in a saucepan. Add cinnamon and lemon peel, simmer until thickened. Whisk warm milk into egg yolks.
- Bake the tarts: Fill pastry cups with custard and bake at 500°F (260°C) until puffed and browned.
- Cool and serve: Let tarts cool in the tin before transferring to a wire rack.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tart
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 130mg
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