Medium
Portuguese
Pastéis de Nata
Portugal's famous custard tarts with crispy pastry and caramelized tops.
50
Total Minutes
12
Servings
Cooking Times
30 min
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
50 min
Total Time
Ingredients (8 items)
1.00 sheet
Puff pastry
thawed
6.00
Egg yolks
0.75 cup
Sugar
1.00 cup
Heavy cream
1.00 tsp
Vanilla extract
2.00 tbsp
Cornstarch
1.00 tsp
Lemon zest
1.00 tsp
Cinnamon
for dusting
Instructions (7 steps)
1
Roll pastry tightly and cut into 12 pieces.
2
Press each piece into muffin tin cups.
3
Whisk egg yolks, sugar, cream, vanilla, and cornstarch.
4
Cook custard mixture until thickened, add lemon zest.
5
Fill pastry cups with custard mixture.
6
Bake at 450°F for 15-18 minutes until tops are caramelized.
7
Cool slightly, dust with cinnamon and serve warm.