Cook and Serve Pudding Pastry Cream Hack

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Place the pudding mix in a pan.
  2. 2Add one and three quarters cup of half and half and two egg yolks to the pudding mix.
  3. 3Whisk these ingredients together until well combined.
  4. 4Bring this over to your stove top and place it over medium heat.
  5. 5Continuously whisk until it starts to boil.
  6. 6Once it comes to a boil, remove it from the heat.
  7. 7Add about a half a teaspoon of vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.
  8. 8Add one tablespoon of salted butter at room temperature.
  9. 9Add a pinch of salt.
  10. 10Whisk everything until nice and smooth.
  11. 11Transfer the pastry cream into a stainless steel bowl.
  12. 12Let it cool down at room temperature before placing it in the refrigerator.
  13. 13Place cling wrap directly on top of the pastry cream so it doesn't form a skin.

Ingredients

  • 1 box cook and serve pudding mix
  • 1.75 cup half and half
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
  • 1 tbsp salted butter at room temperature
  • 1 pinch salt (vanilla bean salt recommended)

Equipment

panwhiskstove topstainless steel bowlcling wrap

Tips

  • Place cling wrap directly on top of the pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming.
  • This pastry cream is used to make Karpaka, a Polish dessert similar to a large cream puff.