Vanilla Custard (Pastry Cream)
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Vanilla Custard (Pastry Cream)
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This delicious silky smooth Vanilla Custard is a super easy to make French pastry cream! Made with egg yolks, milk, butter, and vanilla, it’s infused with a delicate buttery vanilla flavor. You can eat it topped with fresh fruit with a spoon like pudding or use it to make other desserts like cream puffs, tarts, eclairs, and even cakes!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 vanilla bean split in half and use scraped seeds, or 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 6 large egg yolks
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter unsalted, softened
Instructions
- Add the milk and vanilla extract to a medium saucepan and heat until hot but not boiling.
- Meanwhile, add the egg yolks, sugar, and whisk until light and fluffy. Add cornstarch and salt to the bowl of you mixer and mix on medium speed until smooth.
- Gradually add the milk while mixing until well combined. Pour the mixture back into a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and registers at 170°F. Should take about 6 to 10 minutes, make sure to not boil.
- Stir in the butter until smooth.
- Transfer the custard to a bowl, and cover it with plastic wrap directly over the surface of the cream. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before using.
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Notes
- ½ cup.
- Recipe yields about 3 cups of custard. Nutrition information is per ½ cup.
- Room temperature eggs and butter. The butter and egg yolks should be at room temperature so that they blend together properly with the other ingredients.
- Never let the custard boil. At no point in this recipe should the milk or custard ever come to a boil. This is to prevent the custard from curdling and having an eggy taste.
- Plastic wrap the surface. The plastic wrap should be laid right on the surface of the custard. Doing so prevents a skin from forming on the top when it goes into the fridge.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
278kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
213mg
(71%)
Sodium
89mg
(4%)
Potassium
143mg
(4%)
Fiber
0.05g
(0%)
Sugar
26g
(52%)
Vitamin A
610IU
(12%)
Calcium
125mg
(13%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 278 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 278kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 213mg | 71% |
| Sodium | 89mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 143mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 0.05g | 0% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 610IU | 12% |
| Calcium | 125mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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