Vietnamese · Dessert
Vietnamese Black Sesame Tart
A Vietnamese-style dessert tart built on a short, buttery pastry shell and filled with a fragrant black sesame custard enriched with coconut milk and condensed milk. The ground toasted sesame gives the filling a deep nutty, almost smoky sweetness that sets this apart from standard egg tarts, finished with a scatter of whole toasted seeds for crunch.
$1
25 minsPrep
28 minsCook
83 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
364Calories
8.4gProtein
23.7gFat
31.3gCarbs
10.6gSugar
2.3gFiber
308mgSodium
124mgChol
11.6gSat Fat
187mgPotassium
183mgCalcium
3.7mgIron
0.3mcgVitamin B12
0.5mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0gAlcohol
vegetarian
sweet-spot
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Rub cold cubed butter into sieved flour and salt until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
2
Stir in sugar, then bind with the beaten egg yolk into a smooth dough; wrap and chill for 20 minutes.
3
Roll the chilled dough thin and line two 8cm tart tins, pressing into the base and sides; prick the bases with a fork and chill again for 10 minutes.
4
Blind bake the tart shells at 180C for 10 minutes until lightly set, then remove any weights.
5
Toast the black sesame seeds in a dry pan until fragrant, then grind to a coarse paste using a mortar or spice grinder.
6
Whisk together the ground sesame paste, coconut milk, beaten egg and condensed milk until smooth.
7
Pour the sesame custard into the part-baked tart shells and return to the oven at 160C for 15-18 minutes until just set with a slight wobble in the centre.
8
Cool the tarts completely on a wire rack, then scatter the toasted whole sesame seeds over the tops before serving.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1.6 oz45g sieved all purpose flour
- 0.8 oz24g cold, cubed butter
- 0.4 oz10g sugar white
- 1/21/2 egg yolks, lightly beaten, for pastry (8g)
- 0.8 oz22g toasted and ground to paste sesame seeds
- 1.1 oz30g coconut milk
- 5/85/8 eggs, beaten, for filling custard (28g)
- 0.6 oz18g condensed milk
- 0.2 oz6g toasted, for topping sesame seeds
- 0 oz1g salt
