🇳🇦 Namibian Cuisine

Melktert

Milk Tart

Prep Time 1 hour

Servings 8

Difficulty Medium

Calories 310 kcal

A silky, cinnamon-dusted custard tart with a crisp pastry shell and a cloud-soft filling that melts on the tongue — Namibia's favourite teatime dessert.

Ingredients

1 sheet puff pastry
3 cups whole milk
3 eggs, separated
1/2 cup sugar
3 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp flour
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
Ground cinnamon for dusting

Instructions

1 Line a tart tin with pastry and blind bake at 200°C for 10 minutes. Cool.
2 Heat milk and butter until just simmering.
3 Whisk egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and flour until smooth. Temper with hot milk.
4 Return to heat and stir until thick custard forms. Add vanilla.
5 Whip egg whites to stiff peaks and fold into the custard.
6 Pour into the pastry shell and dust generously with cinnamon. Bake at 180°C for 15 minutes until just set. Cool completely.

Did You Know?

In Namibia, a melktert that wobbles slightly in the centre is considered perfectly baked — it should never be firm like a cheesecake.