39 custard recipes you must try

When it comes to the venerable combination of egg, cream and sugar, it’s hard to know where to start with these custard-y creations. Will it be Portuguese tarts, vanilla slices, or a satisfying crème caramel? Decisions, decisions…

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Alistair Wise’s custard tart

Alistair Wise’s custard tart

Fried custard squares with ginger syrup

Fried custard squares with ginger syrup

Lemon verbena custard slice with passionfruit

Lemon verbena custard slice with passionfruit

Restaurant Hubert’s crème caramel

Restaurant Hubert’s crème caramel

The Agrarian Kitchen’s rhubarb and chamomile tart

The Agrarian Kitchen’s rhubarb and chamomile tart

Spice Temple’s custard buns

Spice Temple’s custard buns

Hazelnut custard slice

Hazelnut custard slice

Lemon-buttermilk tart

Lemon-buttermilk tart

Lemon custard fritters

Lemon custard fritters

Sweet Envy’s sfogliatelle

Sweet Envy’s sfogliatelle

Bonet

Bonet

A square slice of galaktoboureko, topped with four strawberries, on a white plate. — Photo: Alicia Taylor

Jonathan Barthelmess’s strawberry galaktoboureko

Jonathan Barthelmess’s strawberry galaktoboureko

Bourke Street Bakery’s custard tart with rhubarb ice-cream

Bourke Street Bakery’s custard tart with rhubarb ice-cream

Stokehouse Q’s dark chocolate pots de crème with ginger pear

Stokehouse Q’s dark chocolate pots de crème with ginger pear

Treacle pudding with vanilla custard

Treacle pudding with vanilla custard

Lemon tart

Lemon tart

Chocolate crémeux with caramel

Chocolate crémeux with caramel

Rhubarb and custard bread pudding

Rhubarb and custard bread pudding

Passionfruit vanilla slice

Passionfruit vanilla slice

Ramblr’s baked muscat and brioche custards with quince

Ramblr’s baked muscat and brioche custards with quince

Brioche apple custard tart

Brioche apple custard tart

Doughnuts with apple compote and custard

Doughnuts with apple compote and custard

Apple-vanilla teacake with thick vanilla custard

Apple-vanilla teacake with thick vanilla custard

Supermaxi’s fried custard with vanilla ice-cream and honey

Supermaxi’s fried custard with vanilla ice-cream and honey

Ginger twist with quince and spiced custard

Ginger twist with quince and spiced custard

Marco Pierre White’s custard tart

Marco Pierre White’s custard tart

Vanilla custard with ginger granita and Granny Smith apple

Vanilla custard with ginger granita and Granny Smith apple

Quay’s guava snow egg

Quay’s guava snow egg

Sesame doughnuts with custard (jin deui) — Photo: Sharyn Cairns

Flower Drum’s jin deiu (sesame doughnuts with custard)

Flower Drum’s jin deiu (sesame doughnuts with custard)

Rhubarb and custard brown-sugar waffles

Rhubarb and custard brown-sugar waffles

Pear brioche tart with maple custard cream

Pear brioche tart with maple custard cream

Portuguese custard tarts

Portuguese custard tarts

Zeppole

Zeppole

Rhubarb-hazelnut puddings with brown sugar-brandy custard

Rhubarb-hazelnut puddings with brown sugar-brandy custard

Heirloom apple pudding with vanilla custard

Heirloom apple pudding with vanilla custard

Chocolate Tropézienne

Chocolate Tropézienne

Baked matcha custard with ginger-poached pears

Baked matcha custard with ginger-poached pears

Orange custard cream layer cake

Orange custard cream layer cake

Vanilla custard and burnt-toffee tart

Vanilla custard and burnt-toffee tart

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