READY MADE CUSTARD RECIPES

Steps:

• Cook and stir milk, vanilla extract, and butter in a saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Remove mixture from heat before it comes to a boil.
• Whisk eggs, sugar, and cornstarch together in a bowl until sugar dissolves.
• Set saucepan back over low heat. Pour in egg mixture slowly, whisking constantly, until custard thickens enough to coat the bottom of a spoon, 5 to 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Unroll the pastry, then use a fluted or straight 8cm pastry cutter to stamp out 6 pastry discs.
• Use the pastry discs to line a 6-hole muffin tin. Fill each pastry case with custard until they are almost, but not quite full. Bake in the oven for 20 mins until the pastry is golden and crisp. Allow to cool slightly in the tin before carefully transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, mix together the sugar with 1 tbsp of water and place over a medium high heat. Boil until the sugar has dissolved and turned into a dark amber caramel – do not stir.
• Working quickly and carefully, pour some of the caramel into the centre of each tart. Allow to cool and set before serving.
• You need just 3 ingredients for these easy custard tarts - screenshot the list below before you go shopping! 375g ready-rolled shortcrust pastry 300g ready-made custard 50g caster sugar Makes 6 tarts