Custard Tarts!
Portuguese Custard Tarts
Portuguese custard tarts are one of the easiest and most satisfying desserts to make with a sheet of puff pastry. Luckily, we can buy puff pastry sheets at your local grocery store, making this a convenient go-to recipe when entertaining guests, or having that sweet craving for something delicious!
Makes 12
Ingredients for the rolls:
– 2 sheets of store-bought puff pastry
– Cinnamon
– Sugar
Ingredients for the custard:
– 1.5 cups of creme fraiche (thick unsweetened whipping cream)
– 1 egg
– 1/4 cup of sugar
– 1/2 tbsp of vanilla
– 2 teaspoons of orange zest
Ingredients for Caramel:
– 1/2 cup of sugar
– 1/4 cup of orange juice
Instructions:
1. Cover top of puff pastry sheet with cinnamon and sugar. Roll. Cut into 6 equal pieces. Stand each piece up, and squish down with the palm of your hand into a puck.
2. Put each dough puck into the cup of a muffin pan, and shape it like a cup.
3. Bake in an oven at 400 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven.
4. In a bowl, mix the ingredients for the custard.
5. Add a spoonful of the custard into each puff pastry cup. Put back in oven and bake until the custard browns slightly on top (about 5 minutes). Remove from oven.
6. To make the caramel, heat a pan. Add sugar and let it start to melt. Once sugar starts to melt, add a splash of orange juice and cook down until it’s an amber colored liquid caramel with no lumps or crystals.
7. Drizzle each tart with a little bit of the caramel. Let it cool for 15 minutes before eating, as the caramel is extremely hot.