Custard Squares Recipe

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Custard Squares
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
447
Calories
Total time
27
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 300 g frozen puff pastry (sheets are easiest)
  • 2 1/2 cups milk (low fat is fine but anything works really)
  • 100 g butter
  • 1/3 cup cornflour
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp cocoa
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp milk (you may need a little more or less so go carefully)

Directions:

  1. Roll your sheets of pastry very thin. You are looking for 2 squares/rectangles that are approximately 30cm x 30cm each. Prick them well all over and then place on baking sheets (roll on baking parchment and then slide the whole lot onto the baking sheet for ease of use) and bake at 210C for 10 - 12 minutes (or until golden brown and cooked through). Leave the pastry sheets to cool while you make the custard.
  2. Put 2 Cups of milk into a pan with the butter and heat to melt.
  3. Mix the cornflour, icing sugar and eggs to a smooth paste with the remaining 1/2 cup of milk.
  4. Remove the milk and butter from the heat and whisk in the egg mixture then return to the heat.
  5. Cook over medium heat until the mixture thickens and then for a further 5 minutes, stirring constantly (a wooden spoon works well here). Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Leave the custard until cool.
  6. Place one sheet of pastry on a piece of baking parchment on a tray or board and cover with all the cool custard. Place the other pastry sheet on top and press down slightly until both sheets have adhered to the pastry.
  7. Sift the cocoa and icing sugar together, then stir in the milk to make a smooth, spreadable icing.
  8. Ice the whole lot with Chocolate icing and then place in the fridge for a couple of hours so that the whole thing is a little easier to manage. Cut into squares with a serrated knife and serve. Store any remaining squares in the fridge in an airtight container (don't worry, they won't last long!).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 446.71 Kcal (1870 kJ)
Calories from fat 168.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.71g 29%
Cholesterol 32.65mg 11%
Sodium 244.37mg 10%
Potassium 186.17mg 4%
Total Carbs 61.93g 21%
Sugars 16.61g 66%
Dietary Fiber 1.54g 6%
Protein 8.03g 16%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 2.8mg 16%
Calcium 96mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 301.75 Kcal (1263 kJ)
Calories from fat 113.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.64g 29%
Cholesterol 22.06mg 11%
Sodium 165.07mg 10%
Potassium 125.76mg 4%
Total Carbs 41.84g 21%
Sugars 11.22g 66%
Dietary Fiber 1.04g 6%
Protein 5.43g 16%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 1.9mg 16%
Calcium 64.8mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.2
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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