Cherry Pastel de Nata Recipe

The pastel de nata cherry recipe is a relatively recent innovation, but it has been gaining more and more fans. Around 2010, the Hotel Management School of Fundão launched the idea and, since then, it has continued to grow in popularity.

The combination of these two main ingredients works beautifully and now seems almost inevitable…

This recipe makes approximately 20 pastéis de nata and will take around one hour to prepare. It is worth trying for the surprise factor and for creating memorable family moments or gatherings with friends, with a touch of originality.

Before starting, preheat the oven to 250º.

1. To prepare the pastry, start by removing it from the baking paper and then rolling it up. Next, cut small pastry rounds with a thickness between 1.5 and 2 centimetres.
2. Next, place the pastry rounds into aluminium moulds or a muffin tray greased with butter to avoid sticking. When shaping the pastry, stretch it by pressing from the centre towards the edges. Ideally, the pastry should be thinner at the bottom and thicker around the edges.
3. Now we can begin filling our cherry pastéis. Place the chopped cherries at the base of the pastry. One tablespoon per pastel will be enough.
4. Using a Thermomix, a Yammi or a blender, prepare the second part of the filling, the cream. Add lemon zest, the egg and egg yolks, flour, sugar, cinnamon and cherry pulp, then blend for 5 to 10 minutes.
5. Pour the mixture into the moulds and it is now ready for the oven.
6. Finally, and we are almost at the end of this cherry pastel de nata recipe, place them in the preheated oven at 250º and bake for 15 minutes. Allow the pastéis de nata to become golden, but remove them before they burst, so they do not shrink too much while cooling.

Suggestions:

If you have children at home, make sure the pastéis de nata are not excessively hot so nobody gets burned.

Ground cinnamon, as always, is entirely optional.

Note:

The recipes we share do not correspond to the recipes of the frozen pastéis de nata that we supply for distribution and retail.

If you enjoyed our pastel de nata recipe, also read:

• Vegan Pastel de Nata Recipe
• Portuguese Custard Tart Recipe
• Gluten-Free Pastel de Nata Recipe