Milk Tart Custard Slices
Makes 16-20
1 x 200g packet unsalted cream crackers
½ cup cake flour
100ml maizena or corn flour
20ml custard powder (or substitute with extra Maizena)
pinch of salt
100ml water
1Â vanilla pod, seeds scraped (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
3 eggs, separated
1 litre full cream milk
1 cup Natura Sugars Soft Brown Sugar
60g butter
For dusting:
1/4 cup Natura Sugars Demerara Icing Sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Line a 20 x 30cm cake tin with baking paper and arrange a layer of crackers on the bottom. Make a paste with the flour, cornflour, custard powder, salt, water, vanilla, egg yolks and 1/2 cup of the milk. Heat the remaining milk, vanilla, cinnamon stick, sugar and butter and add to the paste while whisking. Return to the pot and cook until the custard is thick, stirring continuously. Whip the egg whites until stiff then fold into the lukewarm custard. Pour the custard over the crackers and place another layer of crackers on top. Allow to set in the fridge until completely cool. Mix the icing sugar and cinnamon then dust the slices. Cut into slices and serve.
TIPÂ To make the traditional lemon glaze (instead of the cinnamon topping), mix 1 cup demerara icing sugar and the juice of 1 lemon together with a little hot water to form a paste and drizzle over the tops of the custard slices.
These look amazing!!!
Thanks Marian – I promise they taste just as good 😉
These look absolutely STUNNING!!!!
Thanks Reshana! Hopefully it inspires you to give them a try 😉 x
Just made these from your receipe and they were superb. They’re going to replace the traditional milk tart in our house!
Thank you for sharing!
Fantastic! So glad they got the thumbs-up! 🙂
Stunning <3 thank you xxx
Hey Kate, could I use the filling recipe as a normal milk tart recipe?
Absolutely! It would be perfect for that! Happy baking! x
This looks amazing! I will give it a try. ?
Hi Katelyn, do you have to wait for the custard to cool down before folding in the egg whites? can the egg whites be left out? thx
Hi Jane, no you don’t have to wait for it to cool – simply fold in while hot. You’re welcome to leave them out, the slice will just not be as light and airy.