Here’s a classic Vanilla Custard Slice (creamy, soft, and irresistible) — the kind everyone loves 🍰
🍮 Vanilla Custard Slice
Ingredients
Pastry
- 2 sheets puff pastry
Vanilla Custard
- 1 L milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 120 g sugar
- 60 g cornstarch
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract or vanilla sugar
- 40 g butter
Top (optional)
- Powdered sugar
How to Make
- Bake the pastry
Bake puff pastry sheets at 200°C / 390°F until golden. Cool completely. - Make the custard
- Heat milk with half the sugar.
- Whisk yolks, remaining sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla.
- Slowly pour hot milk into the egg mixture, whisking.
- Return to heat and cook until thick and smooth.
- Remove from heat, stir in butter.
- Assemble
- Place one pastry sheet in a tray.
- Pour hot custard over it and smooth.
- Top with second pastry sheet.
- Chill at least 4 hours (overnight is best).
- Finish
Dust with powdered sugar and slice.
Tips for Perfect Slices
- Cut the top pastry first, then assemble — prevents cracking
- For extra creaminess, fold in a little whipped cream once custard cools slightly
- Best served well chilled
If you want, I can share:
- A no-bake version
- A Hungarian / European-style krémes
- A lighter or egg-free custard
Just tell me 😊
