South African Milk Tart Recipe

Home / All Recipes / Dessert Recipes / ByAlida Ryder PublishedDecember 7, 2023December 7, 2023 Jump to RecipeMilk tart with creamy filling and a homemade crust is a South African classic. Perfect as dessert or served for tea time.Table of Contents1 What is milk tart?2 Ingredients Needed3 How to make milk tart4 Making ahead and freezing5 South African recipes6 FAQ7 Pie recipes8 South African Milk Tart8.1 Ingredients8.1.1 For the crust8.1.2 For the filling8.2 Instructions8.3 NutritionWhat is milk tart?Milk tart (or Melk Tert) is a South African dessert pie. A sweet pastry crust is filled with a custard filling and topped with a generous dusting of cinnamon. Some milk tart recipes call for the custard to be baked but my favorite version is unbaked custard gently flavored with almond extract, vanilla and nutmeg set in a flaky pie crust. If you love custard-based pies, you will LOVE milk tart.Ingredients NeededFlour.Icing/Powdered sugar.Cold butter.I used salted butter but unsalted butter c...