{"id":23127,"date":"2021-02-18T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/?p=23127"},"modified":"2021-01-28T09:50:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T15:50:30","slug":"how-to-make-pastry-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/how-to-make-pastry-cream\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Pastry Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"

This easy pastry cream recipe can be used to fill cream puffs, eclairs, cakes, cupcakes, and so much more! Every baker needs to know how to make this versatile custard filling. <\/em><\/p>\n

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What Is Pastry Cream? <\/h2>\n

Whether or not you realized it at the time, I bet you’ve had pastry cream at least once in your life. It’s essentially an ultra thick custard that’s used to fill any number of baked goods. You may know pastry cream by its French name, cr\u00e8me p\u00e2tissi\u00e8re. Whatever you call it, it’s delicious! <\/p>\n

You can use pastry cream to fill cream puffs, eclairs, or donuts. It can also be used as a filling for cakes or fruit tarts. <\/p>\n

Homemade pastry cream requires some patience, but once you know the method it’s actually very simple to make. Note that this recipe requires some advance preparation, as the pastry cream needs to chill in the fridge for two to three hours before it can be used.<\/p>\n

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Recipe Ingredients <\/h2>\n

For this recipe, I made a standard vanilla pastry cream. You can use this recipe as a base to make many other flavors, but I wanted to start with the basics. Here’s an overview of what goes into this recipe: <\/p>\n