Eat a Portuguese tart in Lisbon

“This was the BEST pastel de nata I had in Lisbon. Why? The pastry was light, flaky and crispy, the custard was thick, creamy and smooth (the perfect texture & consistency in my opinion), the top was beautifully caramelized and the tart was not overwhelmingly sweet. Oh and the temperature was juuuust right so everything just melted in my mouth.”

“I’m no pastry expert, and I would bet all the money I have that making them at home would never be as good as eating them out of the paper back on a Lisbon side-street, but these custard tarts are relatively simple to make.”

“I did a quick 3 day solo trip to Lisbon, Portugal earlier in the year and entered with only one goal: eat a pastel de nata (aka “custard tart”). Well, needless to say, I very much accomplished that. I even went above and beyond and had not one, not two, but 14 custard tarts. That’s right. In the 3 days and 2 nights that I was there, I managed to eat 14 custard tarts.”