Serves 1
Directions
- 1Place the pudding mix in a pan.
- 2Add one and three quarters cup of half and half and two egg yolks to the pudding mix.
- 3Whisk these ingredients together until well combined.
- 4Bring this over to your stove top and place it over medium heat.
- 5Continuously whisk until it starts to boil.
- 6Once it comes to a boil, remove it from the heat.
- 7Add about a half a teaspoon of vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.
- 8Add one tablespoon of salted butter at room temperature.
- 9Add a pinch of salt.
- 10Whisk everything until nice and smooth.
- 11Transfer the pastry cream into a stainless steel bowl.
- 12Let it cool down at room temperature before placing it in the refrigerator.
- 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.
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