French · Dinner
Bacon and Cheese Custard Tart (Low-Calorie)
Individually baked custard tart in a thin pastry shell, filled with eggs, bacon and a light scatter of Gruyere. Baked until just set with a gentle wobble, this version uses reduced-fat milk and minimal butter to stay under 400 calories while keeping the savoury French quiche character, best served with a small green salad.
$3
15 minsPrep
30 minsCook
45 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
385Calories
20.8gProtein
25.4gFat
19.2gCarbs
2.8gSugar
1.1gFiber
713mgSodium
410mgChol
12.8gSat Fat
268mgPotassium
208mgCalcium
2.3mgIron
1.4mcgVitamin B12
1.1mgVitamin C
low-calorie
low-carb
low-calorie
Instructions
1
Prep
Rub cold butter into flour and salt with your fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs, then stir in ice water until a rough dough forms.
2
Chill
Wrap the dough and rest it in the fridge for 10 minutes.
3
Blind-bake
Roll dough into 5-inch tin, prick base with fork, line with parchment and beans, bake at 375°F for 12 minutes until pale gold.
4
Crisp
Fry diced bacon in a small skillet over medium heat for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, then drain on paper towel.
5
Build
Remove parchment and beans from shell, scatter bacon and grated Gruyere over base, whisk eggs with milk, thyme, pepper and nutmeg together, then pour until just below rim.
6
Bake
Bake at 325°F for 18 minutes until custard is set at the edges but still gently wobbles in the center.
7
Rest
Let the tart cool in the tin for 10 minutes.
8
Plate
Slice the tart in half and serve warm alongside a small green salad.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 44 large eggs
- 3.6 oz100g bacon
- 1.4 oz40g Gruyere cheese
- 2/3 cup160ml reduced-fat milk
- 1/2 cup60g all-purpose flour
- 3 tsp14g butter
- 2 tbsp30ml ice water
- 2 tsp2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp salt
- 2 pinch2 pinch black pepper
- 2 pinch2 pinch nutmeg
