Vanilla Slice Recipe

Name: Vanilla Slice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 2 sheets puff pastry; 1 cup caster sugar; ¾ cup cornflour; ½ cup custard powder; 1 liter milk; 60 g butter; 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten; 2 teaspoons vanilla essence; 2 cups icing sugar; 1 teaspoon soft butter; 2 tablespoons passion fruit pulp, strained; 2 teaspoons water, approximately

Servings: persons

2 sheets puff pastry
1 cup caster sugar
¾ cup cornflour
½ cup custard powder
1 liter milk
60 g butter
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
2 cups icing sugar
1 teaspoon soft butter
2 tablespoons passion fruit pulp, strained
2 teaspoons water, approximately

1
line 23cm square slab pan with foil, bring foil up to overlap sides of pan.
2
Place pastry sheets on lightly greased oven trays and bake in hot oven about 6 minutes or until lightly browned, cool.
3
Gently flatten pastry with hand, fit one pastry sheet into prepared pan.
4
Combine sugar, cornflour and custard powder in pan, gradually stir in milk, stir until smooth.
5
Add butter, stir over heat until mixture boils and thickens.
6
Simmer for 3 minutes or until very thick and smooth.
7
Remove from heat and add essence and butter.
8
Pour hot custard over pastry in pan and cover with remaining sheet, press down slightly.
9
To make icing sift icing sugar into bowl stir in butter, passionfruitjuice and enough water to make a stiff paste.
10
Spread icing over slice and cut into squares.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 sheets puff pastry, 1 cup caster sugar, ¾ cup cornflour, ½ cup custard powder, and more.

Yes, Vanilla Slice falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Vanilla Slice

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