# Pastry Cream

A simple recipe for making smooth and rich pastry cream.

- Total time: 6 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 5 large egg yolks
- 133 g granulated sugar
- 0.25 tsp table salt
- 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 57 g unsalted butter
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract

## Instructions

1. In a large bowl or measuring cup, whisk together milk, cream, and egg yolks until the yolks are broken up and the mixture is combined.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, salt, and cornstarch and whisk together.
3. While whisking constantly, slowly drizzle the egg yolk mixture into the saucepan.
4. Turn stovetop heat to medium and whisk constantly until thickened to a pudding-like consistency. It's done when the whisk leaves trails and it coats the back of a spoon.
5. Remove from heat and pour immediately through a fine-mesh strainer into a heatproof bowl.
6. Add butter, one tablespoon at a time, whisking until melted after each addition.
7. Stir in vanilla extract.
8. Allow to cool at room temperature for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then, place plastic wrap directly against the surface.
9. Refrigerate for several hours or up to 3 days before using.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- large measuring cup
- whisk
- medium saucepan
- clean dry whisk
- fine mesh strainer
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIgDs_XcF4
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0600396d-00ac-4b60-8344-36222a67d49a
- Extracted: 2025-03-07

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