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The cooled tart decorated with baked shortcrust shapes, served on a beautiful plate. The tart has a creamy custard filling with a golden crust

Vegan Eggnog Custard Tart Recipe

This elegant Vegan Eggnog Custard Tart combines a flaky shortcrust pastry with creamy spiced rum custard, topped with festive decorations. Perfect for impressing guests at your next holiday gathering!
Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 10
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: vegan
Calories: 315

Ingredients
  

  • 125 g Very cold vegan butter
  • 260 g Plain white flour
  • 1 tsp Fine sea salt
  • 2-3 tsp Ice cold water
  • 349 g Silken tofu
  • 230 ml Coconut milk
  • 100 g Caster sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 2 Cinnamon sticks
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 50 g Corn starch
  • 1/2 tbsp Tapioca starch
  • 3 tbsp Plant milk
  • 70 ml Spiced rum

Equipment

  • Food processor
  • Rolling pin
  • 20 cm tart tin
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Cookie cutter
  • Immersion blender (optional)
  • Saucepan

Method
 

  1. Cut vegan butter into cubes and pulse with flour and salt in a food processor until crumbly. Add cold water gradually until dough forms. Chill for 30 minutes.
    Cold vegan butter cubes in a food processor with flour and sea salt, being pulsed into a crumbly mixture. A small stream of ice-cold water is being added as the dough begins to form.
  2. Roll out 3/4 of the dough, fit it into a tart tin, and trim excess. Chill the tart and cut decorative shapes from the remaining dough.
  3. Pre-bake the tart crust with parchment and baking beads at 350°F (175°C) for 15 minutes. Remove beads and bake 5 more minutes. Let cool.
    The tart crust lined with parchment paper, filled with baking beads, and placed into the oven at 350°F (175°C). The crust is lightly golden.
  4. Bake the shortcrust decorations brushed with plant milk and sugar for 10-15 minutes. Cool completely.
    Shortcrust decorations being brushed with plant milk and sugar on a baking tray, then placed in the oven. The decorations bake to a golden perfection
  5. Blend silken tofu, coconut milk, sugar, spices, starches, and plant milk until smooth. Heat and whisk until thickened, then mix in spiced rum.
  6. Pour custard into the tart crust, bake for 20 minutes until set around the edges but wobbly in the center. Cool fully.
    The creamy custard being poured into the pre-baked tart crust. The tart is in the oven, baking until the edges are set and the center is wobbly.
  7. Decorate with shortcrust shapes and serve.
    The cooled tart decorated with baked shortcrust shapes, served on a beautiful plate. The tart has a creamy custard filling with a golden crust