I always buy custard slices at the bakery as it {used to!} look like a lot of work and I really love them.
That changed since I started to make these Coffee Custard Slices and I even change the flavor now and then to the more traditional custard which is a vanilla flavor.
This recipe is quick, easy and I am always guaranteed of delicious custard slices which has never failed.
Coffee Custard Slices
INGREDIENTS:
2 Rolls Frozen Puff Pastry, defrosted
3 cups Milk
Instant Coffee Powder/Granules
8 Egg Yolks
3/4 cup Caster Sugar
1/2 cup Cornflour
5 TB Butter, coarsely chopped
1 t Vanilla
Glaze
1/2 cup Dark Chocolate, good quality, broken into pieces
2 TB Butter
DIRECTIONS:
1.) Pre-heat oven to 240 deg C (450 deg F) – line two baking sheets with baking paper.
2.) Roll out the Puff Pastry and place on the prepared baking sheets – bake 10 minutes or until puffed and light brown – remove from oven and let cool completely – flatten with your hand and cut both baked pastries to the same size – keep aside.
3.) Meanwhile, heat the Milk and Coffee until boiling point – remove from heat.
4.) Beat together the Egg Yolks, Sugar and Cornflour in a medium bowl until well combined.
5.) Add the Egg Yolk mixture to the Milk/Coffee mixture and place back on a medium heat – stir continuously until the custard boils and thickens – remove from heat – whisk in Butter and Vanilla.
6.) Cover surface of custard with plastic wrap – refrigerate until firm.
7.) Spread the firm Custard over one baked piece of Puff Pastry {puffed side up} – top custard with the remaining baked piece of Puff Pastry {puffed side down} – press down gently.
8.) Glaze: Melt together the Dark Chocolate and Butter until smooth – pour over pastry – refrigerate until set and cut into slices {about 2 hours}
Rose Woodhams
This recipe says 2CUPS cornflour is this correct, oh should it be tablespoons or teaspoons ?. Seems like a lot of cornflour
Linda Nortje
Thank you for catching that, Rose ! It is 1/2 cup and not 2 cups of Cornflour 🙂