Italian custard cream

Italian pastry cream is made with milk, egg, and flour that are cooked together to create a rich and thick custard-like cream, flavoured with vanilla or lemon zest. Italian Pastry Cream is one of the basic ingredients used in many Italian desserts and cakes. It’s the creamy filling of many desserts or the base of tarts and layer cakes. This cream is also the filling you find in Italian pastry like the “cornetti” (Italian croissants) or “bomboloni” (Italian doughnuts).

How to make Italian Pastry Cream (Crema Pasticcera) from scratch in only 10 minutes. Use it to fill pastries, tarts, cakes and so much more!

Crispy and buttery puff pastry cannoncini filled with velvety and rich custard cream

Custard is a widely used preparation in pastry making: it is great to enjoy on its own, to make spoon desserts, or to fill cakes, tarts, sponge cakes, cream puffs, puff pastry.

Italian pastry cream is smooth and luscious and quite easy to make at home. It's so versatile and perfect for desserts, cakes and pastries!

Pastry cream shouldn't be intimidating. Make this simple crema pasticcera recipe like the Italians do for countless desserts and pastries.

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Crema Pasticcera is one of the most common pastry filings

Here is the classic recipe for this luscious and thick, rich and velvety Italian Crema Pasticcera

Pasticciotti: Easy, delicious and fairly quick to make.