Beloved Portuguese Dessert Is Now a Coffee Game Changer

We here on the SouthCoast love our Portuguese desserts but we also love our coffee. Now we can have both at the same time.

I'm pretty sure I had my first ever pastéis de nata – or more commonly, natas – when I was maybe eight from Sunrise Bakery. My Portuguese grandmother would give me the fifty cents they cost back then, about 20 years ago. They were delicious, without a doubt, and I'd always want more than one.

It wasn't until I took my first trip to Lisbon, Portugal a few years ago and had freshly-made, still-warm natas that I became obsessed. I purchased a dozen of them to bring home, and let's just say they didn't even make it onto the plane because I ate them all.

I guess you could say I'm a fan of these custard tart delights.

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Now, like most SouthCoasters, I have at least two cups of coffee a day, mostly out of necessity but also because I like the taste.

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