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I love Portuguese custard tarts – they are perfect for celebrating most occasions, ideal for afternoon teas and picnics. Most importantly they are super easy to make! These  easy custard tarts are made with shop bought or home-made leftover  vanilla custard. It’s important that your ready-made custard is thick and good quality (I used Madagascan extra thick custard).  If it's not -  add some vanilla paste and cornflour to thicken it up!  Then you can mix in some  cinnamon powder, lemon/orange zest etc, depending on the occasion or season. I make mine with cinnamon in the winter; lemon zest in the spring. In the summer I  add  some berries or dried apricots and nuts to the filling! I've made these tarts with gluten-free and normal puff pastry -  both are very tasty!