Chinese egg tarts

Egg tarts are made from an outer pastry crust that is filled with egg custard and baked. Chinese egg tarts developed in Hong Kong from similar pastries introduced to the region through the Portuguese colony in Macau.

If you have ever had egg custard tarts and liked them, you simply must make these Hong Kong Egg Tarts for Chinese New Year!

One of my favorite sweet treats from Chinese bakeries is cute little egg tarts, which are individual-sized custards baked in a crunchy sweet pastry crust. This recipe is in the style of Hong Kong egg tarts and are very similar to the ones I find in bakeries.

Chinese egg tarts are popular treats found all over Chinatown, particularly in tea houses as a dim sum dish. Egg tarts are prominent in Guangzhou's food scene, and scholars call it the "quintessential symbol of the fusion between Cantonese and Western cultures." Check out the recipe here.

Homemade Chinese Egg Tarts

Authentic Chinese bakery style Hong Kong egg tart that features flaky crumbly pastry crust filled with a sweet creamy custard.

Hong Kong style egg tarts are one of our favorite pastries. This recipe yields a smooth, glassy, lightly sweet custard, in a melt-in-your-mouth, flaky pastry shell.

Dim sum-style Hong Kong egg tarts are utterly scrumptious and irresistible breakfast and tea treats. Learn to bake authentic Chinese egg custard tarts with a fool-proof recipe, easy-to-follow steps and essential tips.

These tarts filled with a creamy egg custard are found in every Chinese bakery and dim sum restaurant.

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