Vanilla Pastry Cream
Easy Vanilla Pastry Cream is a type of custard you can use in many desserts like eclairs, choux buns, tarts, and other pastries. Try this easy recipe!
Ingredients
- ½ cup milk (divided)
- ½ cup whole/heavy/whipping cream
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2¼ tablespoons cornstarch (sifted)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Rinse a medium pot with cold water before adding the liquid, this keeps the milk from burning and sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- To the pot add ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon of milk (90 grams), the cream and sugar, bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the egg, corn starch and remaining milk.
- Add half the boiling milk mixture to the egg mixture and whisk to combine, then pour into the remaining milk mixture in the pot, with the vanilla and salt. Bring it back to a boil and stir constantly until thickened, it won't take long to thicken. Pour into a clean bowl, cover with plastic wrap, make sure it touches the top of cream (this keeps the cream from developing a skin). Refrigerate until cooled completely, approximately 2 hours. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 824kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 13gFat: 53gSaturated Fat: 31gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 361mgSodium: 210mgPotassium: 324mgFiber: 1gSugar: 57gVitamin A: 2217IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 244mgIron: 1mg
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