5 from 3 votes
Vanilla Pastry Cream
A quick and easy vanilla creme patissiere with infinite versatility! This recipe makes about 1½ cups of pastry cream as a finished product and can easily be scaled depending on how much you need.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Servings:
24
tablespoon
Calories:
32 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk or whole milk, full fat
- 1½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- ½ cup granulated sugar caster sugar, superfine
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch also known as cornflour in the UK
- 2 egg yolk
- 1 egg whole
Instructions
- In a medium bowl whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, egg and yolks. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, heat the milk and vanilla over a medium high heat until simmering.
- Allow the milk to simmer for a minute or two while stirring before tempering your eggs. To temper - slowly and steadily pour the the milk into your egg mixture whilst whisking the egg mixture to incorporate. Once all the milk has been whisked into the eggs, pour the whole mixture back into your saucepan.
- Return the saucepan to your stovetop and continue heating on medium high heat whilst whisking continuously until thickened (about five minutes). Once thick, pour into a clean bowl and cover the surface with cling film to prevent a skin forming. Place in your fridge to chill for about 2 hours (or up to three days).
- When ready to use, remove the cling film and give the pastry cream a good stir!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
32kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
5.3g
(2%)
Protein
0.8g
(2%)
Fat
0.9g
(1%)
Saturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Cholesterol
25mg
(8%)
Sodium
7mg
(0%)
Potassium
19mg
(0%)
Sugar
4.8g
(10%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 tablespoon
Amount Per Serving
Calories 32
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 32kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 5.3g | 2% |
| Protein | 0.8g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.9g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 25mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 19mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 4.8g | 10% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.