--- title: "Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts Recipe - Homemade Portuguese Egg Tarts" url: https://www.cookingandme.com/portuguese-egg-custard-tarts-recipe/ date: 2011-07-25 modified: 2015-11-24 lang: en author: "nags" description: "Portuguese egg tarts are an absolute delight to bake and eat. My ex-manager, Joao, is Portuguese and from the day he came to know that I love baking, he's been..." categories: - "Egg Recipes" - "Snacks and Appetisers" - "Sweets Puddings Desserts" - "Uncategorized" image: https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5963477890_005d60c1ba_z.jpg word_count: 466 --- # Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts Recipe - Homemade Portuguese Egg Tarts **Portuguese egg tarts** are an absolute delight to bake and eat. My ex-manager, Joao, is Portuguese and from the day he came to know that I love baking, he's been asking me to bake some Portuguese egg tarts. It sounded daunting but to be fair, I didn't even do a search for Portuguese egg tarts before deciding that in my mind. As he continued telling me how delicious they are and couldn't be more different from Chinese Egg Tarts, I said I would try baking the Portuguese version if he could bring some for me from Portugal. He agreed. You may also like these **[spinach feta muffins](https://www.cookingandme.com/2014/04/spinach-feta-muffins-savory-muffin.html)**, very easy to bake and super delicious! [![Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts Recipe](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5963477890_005d60c1ba_z1.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/22515653@N00/5963477890/) And then he went and made it happen. A few months after this conversation, he actually brought some egg tarts from back home and I tried them. They were custardy, sweet, and true to his word, delicious. I had no more excuses to not bake some Portuguese egg tarts and the best opportunity came up when a bunch of were going to visit Joao and Ruth's baby, Luke. Imagine baking **Portuguese egg tarts** for the first time for a Portuguese. Go ahead, imagine that. Jitterville! I did it and I got a huge thumbs up from Joao. He even said a lot of people in Singapore would be willing to pay for these. Hmmm... **Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts** *Adapted from [Not Quite Nigella](http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/11/26/portuguese-custard-tarts/)* *Makes 12* **Ingredients**: 3 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar (I would use slightly lesser than this next time) 2 tbsp cornflour 400ml full cream milk 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 block of puff pastry sheet **How to Make Portuguese Egg Tarts** ** ** 1. Grease a muffin tray and pre heat oven to 200C. 2. Place the egg yolks, sugar, and cornflour in a pan and whisk together until well combined. Slowly add in the milk and mix well with no lumps. 3. Place the pan over a medium heat and cook, stirring, until the mixture thickens and comes to the boil. Let it simmer for 2-3 mins, then remove from heat and add the vanilla extract. 4. Transfer the custard to a bowl, cover, and let it cool. 5. Thaw the puff pastry sheet and roll to about 1/2" thickness on a floured surface. Roll it from the width-side tightly and cut into small discs. Roll each disc (flouring the surface sufficiently) to the rough size of the muffin tray. [![Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts Recipe](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5963477594_fb7097ac11_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/22515653@N00/5963477594/) [![Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts Recipe](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5962920049_9140596704_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/22515653@N00/5962920049/) [![Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts Recipe](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5963477712_aea7c40c20_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/22515653@N00/5963477712/) 6. Lay each rolled out disc into the muffin tray, pour the cooled custard to about 3/4 level and bake for about 25 mins. [![Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts Recipe](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5963477752_22f0da224e_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/22515653@N00/5963477752/) The custard will bubble up during baking, don't worry! The top of the egg tart should have brownish black patches for that authentic Portuguese egg tart look! [![Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts Recipe](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5962920249_4b023c3805_z.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/22515653@N00/5962920249/) Sprinkle the egg tarts with cinnamon powder and serve warm.