Creamy Custard Tarts 🥧🍮✨

✨ Introduction

These creamy custard tarts 🥧 are rich, smooth, and baked to golden perfection. With a buttery crust and velvety filling, they’re ideal for ftour, tea time, or elegant dessert trays 🍮.

🧂 Ingredients

For the Tart Shells:

• 🌾 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 🧈 ½ cup cold butter, cubed
• 🍬 2 tablespoons sugar
• 🥚 1 egg yolk
• 🥛 2–3 tablespoons cold water
• 🧂 Pinch of salt

For the Custard Filling:

• 🥛 2 cups milk
• 🥚 3 egg yolks
• 🍬 ½ cup sugar
• 🌾 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 🌼 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 🍋 Optional: zest of ½ lemon

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Make the Tart Shells:

1. 🥣 Mix flour, sugar, and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly.
2. 🥚 Add egg yolk and cold water. Mix until dough forms.
3. ❄️ Chill for 30 minutes. Roll out and press into tart molds.
4. 🔥 Pre-bake shells at 180°C (350°F) for 10 minutes.

Make the Custard:

1. 🥛 Heat milk in a saucepan until warm.
2. 🥣 In a bowl, whisk egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla.
3. 🥄 Slowly add warm milk to egg mixture, whisking constantly.
4. 🔥 Return to pan and cook over low heat until thick and smooth.
5. 🍮 Pour custard into pre-baked tart shells.
6. 🔥 Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 15–20 minutes until golden on top.
7. ❄️ Cool before serving. Optionally dust with powdered sugar.

🔄 Methods

• Use puff pastry for a shortcut crust 🧈.
• Add cinnamon or nutmeg to the custard 🌰.
• Top with berries or caramel drizzle 🍓🍯.
• Make mini versions for gifting or parties 🎁.

📚 History

Custard tarts are beloved in Portuguese, French, and Moroccan kitchens 🇵🇹🇫🇷🇲🇦. They blend creamy texture with crisp pastry—perfect for Ramadan ftour or festive tables.

💪 Benefits

• 🥚 Protein from eggs
• 🥛 Calcium from milk
• 🌾 Energy from flour and sugar
• 🍋 Antioxidants from citrus zest

🎨 Formation

Serve on a wooden board or dessert tray with mint leaves 🌿. Ideal for ftour, tea time, or elegant gatherings 🍽️.

✅ Conclusion

Creamy Custard Tarts are golden, smooth, and irresistible—a bite-sized treat that melts in your mouth! 🥧🍮✨

❤️ Lovers

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families
• 🧑‍🍳 Dessert lovers
• 🥧 Tart fans
• 🎉 Celebration hosts
• 🍽️ Sweet tooth seekers