Pastry Cream
A staple of pastry making, pastry cream is the base for many treats: éclairs, mille-feuilles, cream puffs, or fruit tarts. With its creamy texture and irresistible vanilla flavor, it elevates all homemade desserts. Follow this simple recipe to make perfect pastry cream every time!
- 311 kcal per serving
- Total time 20 min
- 6 servings
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbohydrates
- 52.3 g
- Fat
- 6.4 g
- Fiber
- 0.7 g
Where the calories come from
- Protein14%
- Carbohydrates67%
- Fat19%
Ingredients
6 servings
- lait
- farine
- sucre
- jaunes d'oeuf
- vanille
Steps
- 1
Mix the egg yolks with the sugar. Whisk until the mixture turns pale.
- 2
Add the flour and mix well with the sugar/egg mixture. Add 1/2 glass of milk to make the mixture more liquid.
- 3
Heat the milk. When the milk is warm (after 3-4 minutes), add the egg/flour/sugar/milk mixture and the vanilla bean, split and scraped of its seeds.
- 4
Whisk constantly until it comes to a boil.
- 5
At this point, your cream will be nice and thick, and you can stop cooking.
Pastry Cream: how many calories per serving?
One serving of this recipe has 311 kcal, 11 g protein, 52 g carbs and 6 g fat. The recipe makes 6 servings. Allow 20 min in total.
Frequently asked questions
Pastry Cream: how long does it take?
Allow 20 min in total: 5 min prep and 15 min cooking.
Pastry Cream: is it high in protein?
Protein provides 14% of the calories (11 g per serving), below the 20% threshold for a high-protein recipe.
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