You are here: Home> Course > Indian Desserts , Sweets > Custard Desserts > Custard Fruit Tarts
Custard Fruit Tarts
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
Table of Content
Tags
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 |
Click here to view Calories for Custard Fruit Tarts
The Nutrient info is complete
Esha Bansal
March 13, 2025, midnight
I have tried many recipes. Manchow soup , chocolate cake to name few...
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Esha, Happy to know you liked the recipe. Do try more and more recipes and share with us your feedback. Happy Cooking!
Foodie Veena
March 13, 2025, midnight
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
n_katira
March 13, 2025, midnight
a tasty occasional treat
Mruga D
March 13, 2025, midnight
Never thought a low cal tart can also taste soo nice...addition of fruits increases Vitamin content...
