Vanilla pastry cream, in a few minutes you will have a delicious pastry cream suitable for a thousand uses. It will really take you just a few minutes to make it and you can use it to fill cakes, donuts, tarts, cannoli, or prepare glasses with fruit or simply enjoy it as a spoon dessert. To prevent the vanilla pastry cream from forming the classic skin during rest, do not let it cool in the pot but pour it into a dish and cover it with cling film, making it adhere directly to the cream. In addition to this vanilla pastry cream, I regularly use a very light vegan and gluten-free pastry cream, without eggs suitable for those who want to watch their weight, this fantastic limoncello pastry cream, and the cornstarch pastry cream. Now let’s see how to make vanilla pastry cream and let me know if you try it. Barbara
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 500 g
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for making Vanilla Pastry Cream
- 2 Egg yolks
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Cornstarch (or flour)
- 2 cups Milk (or plant-based milk)
- 1 pod Vanilla (or vanilla extract)
How to make Vanilla Pastry Cream
Let’s start making the vanilla pastry cream by separating the eggs and pouring the yolks into a saucepan large enough to then contain all the milk.
Add the sugar and thoroughly beat the yolks and sugar with a whisk, add the cornstarch or if you don’t have it, the flour and mix carefully to eliminate any lumps.
Gradually add the milk and incorporate it so as not to form lumps. Put it on the heat and keep stirring with a hand whisk or a spoon, otherwise it will stick to the bottom.
Add the vanilla and within a couple of minutes, you will see that the pastry cream will start to thicken, stir until fully thickened.
Pour the vanilla pastry cream into a plate or bowl, cover with cling film making it adhere to the pastry cream, and let it cool at room temperature. If you need thick vanilla pastry cream, put it in the refrigerator before using it.
How to store Vanilla Pastry Cream
The vanilla pastry cream keeps in the refrigerator for 2 days.
