Custard Slices Recipe | Dr. Oetker (2024)

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What pastry are custard slices made from? ›

Sandwich creamy vanilla custard between two layers of crisp puff pastry in these golden slices. A luxurious patisserie addition to an afternoon tea.

Not to be confused with a Custard Slice either!

A vanilla slice is usually a very thick slab of custard sandwiched between two thin puff sheets. A mille feuille is more decorative, could have multiple custard (or diplomat cream) layers and looks very sophisticated.

I eat the custard with a teaspoon. Slice in half horizontally. Eat each half separately, saving the icing half until last of course.

Leave to set for 20 minutes and then ice with Glace Icing or dust with icing sugar. Cut into squares with a serrated knife when set.

There are three types of custard: baked, stirred, and frozen. Baked custards include bread pudding, flan, and cheesecake, and are prepared by baking in an oven or water bath. Boiled Custards include beverages like eggnog. Puddings, creme anglaise (krem on-GLAYZ), and pastry cream are some examples of stirred custards.

Bavarian slice differs a little from custard slice or vanilla slice in that it has an extra layer of puff pastry with jam sandwiched between two of them then the layer of custard and another layer of puff pastry. Bavarian slice also has a two tone icing with a chocolate icing swirled through the vanilla icing.

Custards are of two types—stirred or baked. They are used as desserts, sauces, bases for other desserts, and some savory dishes, such as a quiche or a frittata.

Ingredient: Custard & Cream Mix (42%) (Contains: Water, Whipping cream (MILK), Sugar, Whole MILK powder, Cornflour, Pasteurised whole EGG, Stabilisers (E516, E401, E450, E451, E400), Palm fat, Rapeseed oil, Flavouring, Salt, Maltodextrin), Sugar, Fortified WHEAT flour (WHEAT flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, ...

Deciding what to serve with your pudding? Brands vary, but vanilla ice-cream typically has about 10 per cent more calories than custard, as well as twice the saturated fat, less protein and half the calcium and potassium. However, ice-cream usually has less sugar and salt, too.

Pop your custard slice in the fridge until ready to serve and the chocolate has set. Slice up using a hot knife whilst your bake is still in the tin and then remove from the tin using the foil handles to help. Store your custard slices in the fridge and they will keep for up to 3 days, if they stick around that long!

Can you eat custard straight from the can? ›

To use: Fresh and canned custard can be served straight from the pack, this is very useful when cold custard is required in a recipe. It can also be heated either in a microwave oven or on the hob, following packet instructions.

A mille-feuille (French: [mil fœj]; lit. 'thousand-sheets'), also known by the names Napoleon in North America, vanilla slice in the United Kingdom, and custard slice, is a French dessert made of puff pastry layered with pastry cream.

The difference between a custard slice and a Napoleon or mille feuille is the lack of a middle slab of puff pastry. (The latter two can also be made with alternate fillings, but custard or pastry cream are traditional options.)

Canelés (Cannelés) de Bordeaux are delicious French pastries that have a crispy caramelized crust and a soft custard interior. Not everybody is familiar with them and they are not as popular as macarons but still very impressive and once you've discovered them you keep wanting for more.

Custard tarts or flan pâtissier/parisien are a baked pastry consisting of an outer pastry crust filled with egg custard.

Combine sugar, milk, melted butter, flour, vanilla, and nutmeg in a large bowl; mix well. Beat in eggs until well blended. Pour filling into partially baked pie shell. Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes.

Zabaglione is a simple Italian dessert made of egg yolks, sugar, and Marsala wine. It is usually served warm, though it can be served cold, as a sauce, or even frozen.