Ann Amernick's Mocha Custard

All the yolks successful this custard marque it much akin to a creme brulee basal than the softer pastry pick traditionally utilized to capable napoleons. It indispensable beryllium sufficiently chilled earlier it tin beryllium chopped into squares. If you don't privation to fuss with puff pastry (even the store-bought frozen variety), the custard squares would besides beryllium cleanable with shortbread oregon different crisp cookies.

The custard squares tin beryllium prepared, covered and refrigerated for up to 1 time successful advance.

To assemble napoleons, usage a 2-inch-wide spatula arsenic a usher and chopped the custard into 2-inch squares. (You volition person immoderate leftover 1-inch pieces.) Cut puff pastry squares horizontally into 3 layers. Place a puff quadrate astatine the halfway of each plate. Place a portion of custard connected the halfway of the square. Place different quadrate of puff implicit the custard, apical with different furniture of custard and past a 3rd furniture of puff. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Adapted from pastry cook Ann Amernick.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per square

• Calories

  126

• Fat

  11 g

• Saturated Fat

  6 g

• Carbohydrates

  6 g

• Sodium

  16 mg

• Cholesterol

  116 mg

• Protein

  2 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from pastry cook Ann Amernick.

Tested by Joe Yonan.

Published March 12, 2026

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