3 egg yolks
1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
2 tablespoons cornflour
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
3/4 cup (180ml) milk
2/3 cup (160ml) pouring cream
1 sheet puff pastry
150 fresh raspberries
150 fresh blueberries
1 tablespoon icing sugar
40 mins cooking
A simple chocolate custard and store-bought pastry come together to create these easy chocolate custard tarts with fresh berries.
Preheat oven to 220°C/425°F. Grease six holes of a 12-hole (⅓ cup/80ml) muffin pan.
Combine egg yolks, caster sugar, cornflour and cocoa in a medium saucepan; whisk in milk and cream until smooth.
Stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens; transfer to a heatproof bowl, cover surface with plastic wrap.
Cool.
Meanwhile, cut pastry sheet in half; stack two halves, press firmly.
Roll pastry up tightly from short side; cut log into six slices.
Roll slices between sheets of baking paper into 12cm (4¾-inch) rounds; press rounds into pan holes.
Pour custard into pastry cases; bake about 20 minutes or until set.
Cool in pan.
Serve tarts topped with berries; dust with sifted icing sugar.