This recipe makes a good pastry cream which can be used in many desserts and pastries. Lemon, orange or rum flavoring may be substituted for the vanilla if you prefer. If you add some chopped chocolate (or mini chocolate chips) to the pastry cream, it makes a yummy filling for cannoli shells, recipe #40291. Prep time does not include chilling time.
Provided by Dee514
Categories Dessert
Time 17m
Yield 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix first 4 ingredients in a large pan until well blended and sugar is almost dissolved.
- Place pan over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until it comes to the boil.
- Continue to simmer, stirring constantly while simmering, until very thick (about 5- 10 minutes).
- Remove from heat and add vanilla (or your choice of flavoring).
- Pour mixture into bowl and cover surface directly with waxed paper or plastic wrap to prevent skin from forming.
- Refrigerate several hours to overnight.
- To use pastry cream to fill[recipe=40291]cannoli shells[/recipe]: Chop 1 regular size Hershey chocolate bar and add bits to cooled (pastry cream) mixture.
- Fill cannoli shells by piping mixture into shell using a pastry bag, or use a long-handled iced tea spoon.
- Dip ends of filled cannoli into toasted, sliced or crushed almonds or crushed pistachio nuts or finely minced chocolate bits.
- Sprinkle top of shells lightly with powdered sugar (recipe will fill about 16 shells depending on their size).
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Liyaqat Malik
[email protected]This recipe is a must-try for anyone who loves pastry cream.
Chevy-lee Heartlee
[email protected]I can't wait to try this recipe. It looks so delicious.
Jesse Rippy
[email protected]This pastry cream is perfect for filling éclairs, profiteroles, and tarts.
Raheem Javed
[email protected]I love that this recipe uses cornstarch instead of flour. It makes the pastry cream so much smoother.
Johnny Longleg
[email protected]This is the best eggless pastry cream I've ever had. It's so smooth and creamy.
General MOC
[email protected]This pastry cream is so easy to make. I love that I don't have to worry about tempering the eggs.
INNOCENT YAMBALA
[email protected]I made this pastry cream for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it, even the people who don't usually like egg-based desserts.
Seji Gabriel
[email protected]This recipe is a lifesaver! My son is allergic to eggs, so I'm always looking for eggless desserts. This pastry cream is delicious and he loves it.
Charlie Enga
[email protected]I've been looking for an eggless pastry cream recipe for ages and this one is perfect. It's so smooth and creamy, and it doesn't have that eggy taste that I don't like.
libaxyada pubg somali
[email protected]This eggless pastry cream is a game-changer! It's so easy to make and it tastes just as good as the traditional version. I used it to fill éclairs and they were a huge hit!