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Milk Tart

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine South African
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 20cm wide tart tin (No worries if you don't have a tart tin, a pie dish will do the job just as well)
  • 1 Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Medium saucepan
  • 1 Whisk

Ingredients
  

  • 125 g Digestive biscuits, crushed (for the crust)
  • 75 g Unsalted butter, melted (for the crust)
  • 500 ml Milk (for the filling)
  • 2 tbsp Cornflour
  • 100 g Caster sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla essence
  • A pinch of salt
  • Ground cinnamon for dusting

Instructions
 

Crust Instructions

  • Preheating your oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
  • Combine the crushed digestive biscuits and melted butter in your mixing bowl.
  • Press this crumbly mixture into the bottom of your tart tin to form the crust.
  • Pop it in the oven for about 10 minutes to set.

Filling Instructions

  • In your saucepan, warm up the milk but don't let it boil.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the cornflour, sugar, eggs, vanilla essence, and a pinch of salt until it's well mixed.
  • Gradually whisk the warm milk into the egg mixture, a little at a time to avoid scrambling the eggs.
  • Pour this mixture back into the saucepan, and heat it gently while stirring continuously. You're looking for a thick, custard-like consistency.
  • Once thickened, pour the filling into your baked crust.
  • Dust the top with a bit of ground cinnamon
  • Put the tart back into the oven and bake for about 15 minutes. You want the filling to set but still have a slight wobble to it.
  • Let it cool, then pop it in the fridge to chill for a couple of hours before serving.
Keyword Milk tart