Individual Vegan Chocolate and Custard Tarts

I was experimenting the other day with condensed milk substitutes for making creamy caramel, this one certainly doesn't make caramel, it thickens far too quickly however once it had cooled it had the exact same flavour and texture that I remember from custard squares.

I don't know about other people but in our house a single custard square was always accompanied by a single sally lunn and a couple of chocolate eclairs all cut up into little pieces and shared between family after a couple of sausage rolls and a pizza bread also cut up into little pieces on sunny Sunday afternoons.

To make these delicious little treats you will need:

For the shortbread base:  

50g each of Rice, Corn and Almond flour

150g Butter Substitute

1 tsp Vanilla

 For the Topping:

1Tbsp Cornstarch

100ml Almond Milk

50g Brown Sugar

50g Butter Substitute

1 tsp Vanilla

150g melted chocolate

Shortbread is so super simple, dump all the ingredients in a bowl and mix until fine breadcrumbs form, then need until smooth

Roll into a log and cut into 12 even pieces

Roll each piece into a ball and then fltten to a disk approximately the same size as the bottom of your cupcake tray cavities.

Bake at 150C until golden around the edges

While the bases bake prep the ingredients for the custard filling.

Mix the cornstarch with some of the milk a tablespoon at a time until it has a milkshake-like texture.

Prepare the butter and sugar - it'll need to be added quickly

Make sure the bases are cooked before you go any further

Bring the remaining milk to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring constantly, then, while still stirring, add in the cornstarch mixture.

Add the butter and sugar and return to a low heat, still stirring constantly until the mixture has an applesauce consistency, then, working quickly, spoon the mixture onto the bases.

Melt the chocolate and spoon over the custard layer, tap firmly on the bench top to remove any air bubbles then place in the fridge to set.

Enjoy :)

Post a picture to my Facebook wall if you make these and let me know if there are any special treats you remember from childhood that you would like me to experiment with next time.