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Protein Pastel De Nata | World’s Kitchen

Protein Pastel De Nata | World’s Kitchen
Lauren Dawes
Writer and expert4 years ago
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A traditional Portuguese pastry, pastel de nata is an egg custard tart often dusted with cinnamon. Made with a crisp puff pastry crust and a thick, rich filling, they’re an indulgent dessert that we just can’t get enough of.

Of course, mixing up a shake of our brand new pastel de nata flavoured Impact Whey Protein is the easiest way to get a hit of this irresistible flavour — but we went one step further with this cheat’s pastel de nata recipe.

It’s a quick & easy version than the authentic dessert, so you don’t have to be super-confident in the kitchen to pull them off, don’t worry.

Makes 6

Ingredients

 

Method

  1. First, preheat the oven at 200°C.
  2. Grease a cupcake tray with a little oil. Roll out the sheet of pastry and use a circular cutter to cut out circles that can sit inside the cupcake tray. Place each pastry circle into a cupcake well and push down.
  3. In a bowl, whisk together the custard, protein powder, cinnamon, and lemon zest. Then pour the mixture into each pastry case in the tray.
  4. Cook in the oven for around 25 minutes until the pastry is cooked and the tops are golden brown. Enjoy!

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Nutritional info per serving:

Calories320
Total Fat14g
Total Carbohydrates39g
Protein9g
Lauren Dawes
Writer and expert
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Lauren is an English Literature graduate originally from the South. She’s always loved swimming, has discovered the power of weight training over the past few years, and has lots of room for improvement in her weekly hot yoga class. On the weekends she’s usually cooking or eating some kind of brunch, and she enjoys trying out new recipes with her housemates – especially since shaking off student habits, like mainly surviving off pasta. Above all, she’s a firm believer in keeping a balance between the gym and gin. Find out more about Lauren’s experience here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-dawes-b4416aaa/
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