Pastéis de Nata – Portuguese Custard Tarts
Glorious, silky smooth, cinnamon and lemon scented custard in a light and crispy, buttery puff pastry. My idea of absolute heaven. The best Pastéis de Nata I have ever eaten was a couple of years ago, when…
Crème Brûlée
Classic and elegant, smooth and creamy Crème Brûlée is a luscious, baked, rich vanilla custard, with a caramelised and crispy sugar topping. Literally translated as ‘burnt cream’, this wonderful French dessert is not difficult to make, in…
Chocolate Orange Bread and Butter Pudding
Layers of soft bread cooked in a silky, smooth delicious custard loaded with dark chocolate and orange. With a crispy surface, a soft custardy under-layer, served hot with ice cream, this luscious dessert has a range of…
Raspberry and Almond Trifle with Amaretto
A classic British Christmas and celebration dessert, Trifle is a glorious and sumptuous combination of cake, fruit, alcohol, custard and cream. If you have grown up in the UK, you will have undoubtedly eaten this dessert on…
Homemade Custard
I was brought up with custard made from Bird’s custard powder, I loved it then, and to be honest, I still love it now. However, when I want to be a bit fancy pants or it is…
Nanaimo Bars
With a crispy, crunchy base layer loaded with chocolate, coconut, digestive biscuits and roast almonds, a rich yet light, creamy middle layer flavoured with custard and vanilla, these bars are then finished with a thick layer of…