Recipes · Chinese · Desserts
Egg Tart
One serving has 243 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (25%), selenium (24%) and choline (20%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (108 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 25 g Pie crust, unbaked
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 12 g Sugar
- 30 g Evaporated milk
- 15 g Water
- 1 g Vanilla extract
Method
- Press the pastry into a small tart mould, trimming the edges.
- Whisk together the egg, sugar, evaporated milk, water and vanilla until the sugar dissolves, then strain through a sieve for a smooth filling.
- Pour the filling into the pastry shell, filling it almost to the top.
- Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 160°C (320°F) and bake for a further 12-15 minutes until the custard is just set with a slight wobble in the centre.
- Cool for a few minutes before serving warm or at room temperature. This is 1 tart (1 portion); multiply the ingredients by 12 for a full batch.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 243 kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 25.9 g | |
| Water | 61.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.85 g | 3% |
| Protein | 6.6 g | 14% |
| Tryptophan | 0.09 g | |
| Threonine | 0.27 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.34 g | |
| Leucine | 0.57 g | |
| Lysine | 0.42 g | |
| Methionine | 0.17 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.34 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.27 g | |
| Valine | 0.41 g | |
| Histidine | 0.16 g | |
| Fat | 12.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.3 g | |
| Saturated | 4.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 102 mg | |
| Calcium | 95.2 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.05 mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1.1 mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 13.5 mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.11 mg | 6% |
| Phosphorus | 125 mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 142 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 13.1 µg | 24% |
| Sodium | 189 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.65 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.11 mg | 10% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.27 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.82 mg | 6% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.61 mg | 12% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 31.9 µg | 8% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.27 µg | 11% |
| Choline | 84.4 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 59.5 µg | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.57 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 44.2 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 0.37 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 3.5 µg | 4% |
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
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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