Recipes · Australian · Desserts
Vanilla Slice
One serving has 404 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (27%), riboflavin (23%), cobalamin (22%) and choline (22%). Ready in 55 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (154 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 25 g Puff pastry
- 70 g Milk, whole
- 10 g Cornstarch
- 15 g Sugar
- 10 g Egg yolks, raw
- 0.5 g Vanilla extract
- 5 g Butter, unsalted
- 15 g Sugar, powdered
- 3 g Water
Method
- Heat the oven to 200 °C (400 °F). Roll the puff pastry thin, prick it well, and bake between two trays for 12-15 minutes until crisp and golden; cool.
- Whisk the cornstarch with a little of the cold milk to a smooth paste, then whisk in the sugar and egg yolks.
- Heat the rest of the milk until steaming, then pour it into the cornstarch mixture, whisking constantly, and return it all to the pan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the custard boils and thickens heavily, about 3-4 minutes.
- Off the heat, stir in the butter and vanilla, then spread the hot custard over one sheet of pastry and top with the second sheet.
- Chill for at least 2 hours until the custard is firmly set.
- Mix the powdered sugar with the water to a thick icing, spread over the top, and cut into a neat slice once set.
- Makes 1 slice; multiply everything by 12 for a full tray.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 404 kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 54.1 g | |
| Water | 74 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.47 g | 2% |
| Protein | 5.7 g | 12% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.21 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.27 g | |
| Leucine | 0.48 g | |
| Lysine | 0.35 g | |
| Methionine | 0.13 g | |
| Cystine | 0.08 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.28 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.23 g | |
| Valine | 0.32 g | |
| Histidine | 0.15 g | |
| Fat | 18.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.7 g | |
| Saturated | 7.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 126 mg | |
| Calcium | 96.3 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.06 mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1 mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 12 mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.14 mg | 8% |
| Phosphorus | 115 mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 121 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 14.8 µg | 27% |
| Sodium | 99.2 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.64 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.15 mg | 14% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.1 mg | 8% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.57 mg | 11% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.07 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 37.8 µg | 9% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.52 µg | 22% |
| Choline | 94.6 mg | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 105 µg | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 57.5 IU | 10% |
| Vitamin E | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 4.7 µg | 5% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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