Vanilla Pastry Cream
"This is perfect to fill chocolate eclairs, for the best flavor use only pure vanilla and only light cream. Coo time is 4 hours chilling time. Amounts stated will yield about 3 cups/12 servings (1/4 cup each serving)"
Original is 12 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (63.5 g)
- Calories 160.2
- Total Fat - 10.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.5 g
- Cholesterol - 63 mg
- Sodium - 47.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 13.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 8.5 g
- Protein - 2.4 g
- Calcium - 45.4 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a 3-quart heavy saucepan whisk 2 whole eggs with 2 egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch. Gradually whisk in the light cream. Cook over medium heat whisking constantly until the mixture comes to a boil; cook 1 minute or until the mixture is thickened and bubbly.
Step 2
Remove from heat then whisk in butter and vanilla.
Step 3
Cover with a piece of plastic wrap directly over the top. Chill for 4 hours
Step 4
Use as desired.
Tips
No special items needed.