Chinese Custard Egg Tarts
Buttery phyllo cups filled with silky custard that bakes golden in 15 minutes. A viral TikTok dessert that tastes like a Portuguese pastel de nata without the pastry-making fuss.
- Total time
- 18 min
- Servings
- 8
- Calories
- 185
- Protein
- 5g
Ingredients
- 12 sheets phyllo dough sheets
- 3 tbsp butter, melted
- 3 whole eggs
- ⅓ cup sweetened condensed milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush a muffin tin with melted butter.
- 2
Stack phyllo sheets and cut into 3-inch squares. Press each square into a muffin cup, creating a shell.
- 3
Whisk eggs, condensed milk, and vanilla until smooth, about 1 minute.
- 4
Pour custard into each phyllo shell until three-quarters full.
- 5
Sprinkle sugar over each tart. Bake until custard is set but slightly jiggly in center, 12-14 minutes.
- 6
Cool in the tin for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Tools you’ll need
- muffin tin (12 cups)
- pastry brush
- scissors
- whisk
- wire rack
Cook smarter
Get matched recipes for what’s in your fridge
CookSnap is a free iOS app that finds real recipes from the ingredients you already have. No more grocery-list aspirations.
