Mini puff pastry tarts topped with fruity jam, creamy custard and contemporary strawberries. What’s to not love? These vegan strawberry custard tarts are the proper approach to have fun summer season!
Custard is a basic English dessert, one which’s used to accompany so many treats like a crumble, pudding or cake. It’s additionally a necessary half or the British trifle. Though it’s often used to drizzle over puddings, I truthfully assume custard is a powerful sufficient contender to face as a essential dessert in its personal proper. I might fortunately curl up on the couch with a bowl of (heat or chilly, relying on the season) plain custard.
I might even go as far as to say I’d in all probability choose a bowl of custard (particularly my homemade custard) over ice cream, as a result of it’s a lot lighter and simpler to digest. Add in fruit and nuts for some texture and crunch and also you’re good as gold.
Having mentioned that, I additionally assume custard goes so properly with pastry and strawberries, that’s why I put collectively these easy strawberry custard tarts made up of solely 4 components – puff pastry, jam, custard and strawberries…that’s it!
They might make an incredible deal with for once you’re having individuals round and need to make one thing selfmade, however very easy and fast. They’re fairly foolproof too, so that you don’t have to fret concerning the recipe going fallacious such as you would with say a cake, cookies, and many others.
I used Nature’s Attraction custard for ease, however you may make your personal custard earlier than hand and go away it to chill and set within the fridge earlier than utilizing. The beauty of Nature’s Attraction custard is that it’s plant-based, so the proper choice if you happen to’re making a deal with for a vegan, or somebody who has a dairy allergy/intolerance. Store purchased puff pastry tends to be dairy-free and vegan, however be sure to verify the components to verify. You too can get gluten-free puff pastry now from most main supermarkets, so this recipe can simply be made gluten-free too!
These vegan strawberry custard tarts are excellent for this Jubilee Financial institution Vacation weekend. They’re additionally:
- Fast & straightforward
- Solely name for 4 components
- Vegan
- Can simply be made gluten-free
- Egg-free
- Nut-free
- Foolproof
- So scrumptious and tremendous summery!
In case you do make them and share a pic on Instagram, be sure to tag me so I can see it and provide you with a shoutout on my tales!
Vegan Strawberry Custard Tarts
Makes – 8 tarts
Components
1x 375g (13.2 oz) able to roll puff pastry sheet*
8 tbsp strawberry jam/protect (or use my homemade chia jam)
1x 400g (14 oz) can Nature’s Charm custard (or use my homemade custard)**
300g (10.5 oz) strawberries
Methodology
Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan/350F
Lower your puff pastry sheet into 8 equal rectangles, then organize them on 2 baking trays lined with baking paper.
Use a pointy knife to attain the sides to create a border approx 1 cm in from the sting (don’t lower all through the pastry) and prick the centre with a fork.
Bake for 20 minutes, then go away to chill fully.
Unfold a layer of jam within the centre, then unfold a beneficiant quantity of the custard on prime***.
Lastly organize the sliced strawberries on prime and luxuriate in!
Notes:
* Most store purchased puff pastry tends to be dairy-free, however be sure to verify the ingredient lists earlier than hand.
* You too can now pay money for gluten-free puff pastry in most supermarkets, so this recipe can simply be made gluten-free too.
** You should utilize common custard if you happen to’re not vegan. You even have the choice of brushing the sides of the pastry with egg wash if you would like the borders to have a stunning golden brown color.
*** I used a piping bag to pipe the custard onto the tarts. I discovered it a lot simpler and it resulted in a a lot prettier trying tart, however in fact that is elective.
