A dreamy dessert with a creamy vanilla custard base, flaky pastry, and a vibrant dragon fruit jelly topping. Perfect for showcasing your dragon fruit harvest!

Ingredients

For the Custard Slice:

• 2 sheets puff pastry

• 3 cups milk

• ½ cup sugar

• ⅓ cup cornflour

• ¼ cup custard powder

• 60g butter

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 2 egg yolks

For the Dragon Fruit Jelly:

• 1 thinly sliced dragon fruit 
  
• Watermelon or raspberry jelly
• ¼ cup hot water (to dissolve gelatin)

 Instructions

1. Prepare the Pastry Base:

• Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F).

• Bake puff pastry sheets between two baking trays to keep them flat (approx. 15 mins).

Cool and trim to fit a square/rectangular slice tray.

2. Make the Custard:

• In a saucepan, whisk milk, sugar, cornflour, and custard powder until smooth.

• Place over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.

• Remove from heat and quickly stir in butter, vanilla, and egg yolks.

• Pour custard over one pastry sheet in a lined tray, top with second pastry sheet.

• Chill in fridge for 1–2 hours until set.

3. Make the Dragon Fruit Jelly:

• Dissolve jelly in hot water, stir until completely melted.
  Place slice dragon fruit in a tray 
• Add dissolved gelatin and mix well.
• Put in the fridge and Let set. At least 2–3 hours or overnight.
• Cut into slices and and add to the top of your slice

 To Serve:

Slice carefully with a hot, clean knife for neat layers.

Optional: decorate with extra dragon fruit cubes, mint, or edible flowers.