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Custard Fruit Tarts
Tarla Dalal
31 July, 2013
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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
10 Mins
Total Time
25 Mins
Makes
8 tarts
Ingredients
For The Tarts
2 tsp low fat butter
1 tbsp castor sugar
3/4 cup plain flour (maida)
pinch of baking powder
1 tbsp custard powder
1 tbsp low fat milk
plain flour (maida) for rolling and dusting
For The Low Fat Custard
2 cups low fat milk
2 tbsp custard powder
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
For The Topping
3/4 cup chopped mixed fruits (apple , grapes and orange)
Method
- Mix the custard powder in ½ cup of milk and keep aside.
- Heat the remaining milk with the sugar and mix well.
- Add the custard powder mixture and vanilla essence and cook over a low flame, stirring continuously till the mixture coats the back of the spoon.
- Cool and divide the custard into 8 equal portions. Keep aside.
- Sieve together the flour and baking powder.
- Cream the low fat butter and sugar in a bowl with a wooden spoon till light and fluffy.
- Add the flour, custard powder and milk and mix gently to form a dough using a tablespoon of water if required.
- Knead the dough on a light dusted surface until smooth.
- Divide the dough into 8 equal portions and roll each portion into a 100 mm. (4”) round using a little plain flour.
- Press each round into a greased tart mould (approx. 67 mm. (2½” ) in diameter).
- Prick with a fork at even distance.
- Place them on a baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°f (360°f) for 15 minutes or until the tarts are golden in colour.
- Remove, unmould and cool. Store in an air-tight container.
- Fill each tart with a portion of the custard and refrigerate until the custard is set.
- Just before serving, top each tart with mixed fruits and serve immediately.
Custard Fruit Tarts recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 93 cal |
| Protein | 3.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 18.3 g |
| Fiber | 0.5 g |
| Fat | 0.8 g |
| Cholesterol | 1.9 mg |
| Sodium | 36 mg |
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Foodie Veena
Nov. 4, 2019, 10:05 a.m.
I liked the recipe very much. However, it may be worth making a few changes. For the tart pastry, the recipe does not explicitly mention required amount of water can be used. I was wondering if like shortcrust pastry, this will need next to no water but that's not possible with just two teaspoons of butter. Also, I needed quarter cup extra milk for custard to fill the tarts although I made pastry using 3/4 cup flour as per recipe
Mruga D
Sept. 8, 2019, 10:21 a.m.
Never thought a low cal tart can also taste soo nice...addition of fruits increases Vitamin content...
n_katira
Sept. 7, 2019, 7:35 p.m.
a tasty occasional treat
Esha Bansal
July 18, 2017, 4 p.m.
I have tried many recipes. Manchow soup , chocolate cake to name few...
Tarla Dalal
July 18, 2017, 4 p.m.
Hi Esha, Happy to know you liked the recipe. Do try more and more recipes and share with us your feedback. Happy Cooking!
