Here’s a classic Vanilla Custard Cream Slice recipe 🍰—also known as a custard slice or vanilla slice. It’s creamy, smooth, and layered with crisp pastry.
🍰 Vanilla Custard Cream Slice (Recipe)
🧾 Ingredients
🥐 Pastry
- 2 sheets puff pastry (store-bought)
- 1 tbsp sugar (optional, for sprinkling)
🍮 Custard filling
- 2½ cups milk
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
🍬 Topping (optional)
- Powdered sugar or icing glaze
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Bake the pastry
- Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F)
- Place puff pastry sheets on a tray
- Prick with a fork to prevent puffing too much
- Bake until golden and crisp (15–20 min)
- Let cool completely
2. Make the custard
- Heat milk in a saucepan (don’t boil)
- In a bowl, whisk sugar + cornstarch + egg yolks
- Slowly add warm milk while whisking
- Return mixture to pan
- Cook on low heat, stirring until thick
- Add butter + vanilla and mix well
- Let cool slightly
3. Assemble the slice
- Place one pastry sheet in a tray
- Pour custard evenly on top
- Cover with second pastry sheet
- Press gently
4. Chill
- Refrigerate for 4–6 hours (or overnight) for clean slices
5. Finish
- Dust with powdered sugar or drizzle icing
- Cut into squares or rectangles
🍮 What you get
A creamy layered dessert called a Custard slice with:
- Crisp pastry layers
- Smooth vanilla custard center
- Light sweetness and bakery-style texture
💡 Pro Tips
- Chill well before cutting for clean slices
- Use a serrated knife for best results
- Add whipped cream layer for extra richness
If you want, I can also give you a no-oven version, a Pakistani bakery-style recipe, or a quick 20-minute shortcut version 👍
