# Ultimate Creme Patissiere

Learn the professional secrets to creating silky, dreamy pastry cream, perfect for filling tarts, piping into éclairs, layering cakes, or turning any dessert into a showstopper.

- Cuisine: French
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- milk
- sugar
- egg yolks
- cornflour
- salt
- butter
- vanilla bean

## Instructions

1. Scrape off seeds from the vanilla bean and add it to the milk into a sauce pan and bring it to a simmer.
2. Meanwhile, cream together your egg yolks and sugar until it's thick and pale in color.
3. Then add in your cornflour and salt and whisk to combine.
4. Once the milk comes to a simmer, pour in half of it into the egg yolk mixture and beat well.
5. Now pour the egg yolk mixture back into the milk and cook until it boils.
6. Make sure to whisk continuously and turn off the heat as soon as as it starts boiling.
7. Now add in your butter and stir to combine.
8. Once that's done, cover the surface with some cling wrap and store it in the fridge straight away.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- cling wrap

## Tips

- Whisk continuously when cooking the mixture.
- Turn off the heat as soon as it starts boiling.
- Whisking the cooled creme patissiere will bring it back to a smooth and luscious texture.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSQc3bnDc/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/88eb3afc-d391-46bd-b291-ce951366a911
- Extracted: 2026-06-20

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