Snack · 50 min · portuguese

Pastéis de Nata

If you like puff pastry, you’ll love this Portuguese snack — 50 minutes from craving to table. Each serving lands at 352 calories with 7g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Simple enough for a Tuesday, good enough to serve to guests — that is the whole idea.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1 lb Puff pastry
• 1 cup Milk
• 1/2 cup Heavy cream
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 6 Egg yolks
• 2 tbsp All-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/2 Lemon

Steps

1. Roll the puff pastry into a tight log and slice into 12 coins; press each into a muffin cup, spiraling the dough up the sides.
2. Heat the milk and cream with lemon peel and cinnamon; whisk the yolks, sugar, and flour smooth.
3. Temper the hot milk into the yolks, then cook, stirring, until the custard thickly coats a spoon.
4. Fill the shells nearly to the top — the custard puffs as it bakes.
5. Bake at 475 degrees 12 minutes until the tops blister with dark caramelized spots; those spots are the signature.
6. Cool 10 minutes and dust with cinnamon; serve barely warm, the way Lisbon does.

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