VANILLA CUSTARD SLICE– is sweet creamy set homemade vanilla custard cream between layers of crisp puff pastry, topped with icing!

Vanilla Custard Slice made out of two layers of pastry filled with homemade custard cream and often decorated with layer of powdered sugar. Making a Vanilla Custard Slice at home is really easy. It’s even something you can whip up mostly on a whim. Custard cream is primarily made with milk, eggs, sugar, butter and cornstarch ingredients many of us have on hand most of the time, everything else like puff pastry can be picked up with a quick trip to the market. How to make Vanilla Custard Slice?

You’ll start by baking 2 sheets of puff pastry in the oven until golden and crispy. Line the 9 x 13 inch trays with baking paper leaving large overhand the sides to be able to lift from the pan when it’s set. Place one 9 x 13 inch trays piece of pastry on the bottom of the pan and set aside. Pre-cut the top layer of puff pastry, I like to pre-cut my top pastry layer into the sizes I will cut the slices once it’s set. It’s much easier to cut slices this way. If you don’t pre-cut it, I find the custard layer can be squished as you’re trying to cut it later. To make Vanilla custard filling, stir together milk and ½ cup granulated sugar, bring to a simmer over medium heat. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together whole eggs, egg yolks, cornstarch and ½ cup granulated sugar. Once the milk has reached a simmer, work quickly and carefully pour half of the hot milk in a steady stream into the eggs mixture, whisking constantly to avoid curdling or cooking the eggs.

Immediately pour the eggs mixture back into saucepan, whisking constantly, return to a medium heat and whisk constantly until mixture thickens. Remove from heat once thickened and stir in butter and vanilla until melted. Pour the custard onto the pastry base and place the sliced pieces of the second sheet of pastry over the top, butting up to each other. The only tricky part in making pastry cream is tempering the egg mixture. If you pour your egg mixture straight into a hot liquid, you’ll most likely end up with small cooked pieces of egg which is very unpleasant. To avoid this, you temper your eggs by pouring a small amount of the hot liquid in with the egg mixture while whisking vigorously. Then immediately pour this mixture back into the main mixture while switching to whisking the main mixture vigorously. Prep yourself for this so you can work quickly. Place your mixing bowl with the egg mixture near your saucepan and have everything ready to go.

This delightful treat is so easy to make at home. Rich, creamy and delicious vanilla custard is wonderful for afternoon tea or to take with visiting friends. This Vanilla Custard Slice is a melt-in-your-mouth soft and creamy dessert. It is not one of the best, but the best dessert will ever try! It tastes delicious and can be very addicting, almost as if you are eating cold vanilla pudding with soft puff pastry and dusted with sweet powdered sugar.