Quick & Easy Custard Tarts | Using Phyllo Pastry

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option.

Brush muffin tins with melted butter.

Beat 3 eggs and add 1/2 to 2/3 cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 2 cups of milk, and 2 tablespoons of corn starch. Mix well.

Prepare the filo pastry dough on a lightly floured surface.

Divide the filo pastry dough in half to make two batches of custard filling.

Roll the dough slightly to ensure the layers stick together.

Use the top of a nut jar to cut out circles of dough to fit in muffin tins.

Press the dough circles into the bottom of the muffin tins.

Pour custard filling into each pastry shell, filling to the top without overflowing.

Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350°F and bake for an additional 10 minutes.

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