Pastry cream

Crème pâtissière is the unsung hero in so many French desserts. This custard is easy to make, and a great base recipe to have up your sleeve.

Pastry cream is a delicious pudding-like custard recipe that you never knew you needed! Also called Crème Pâtissière, this French staple is an important part of many desserts, like eclairs and fruit tarts. It is similar to vanilla pudding but much thicker (perfect for piping and filling Bavarian Cream Donuts!) It is made in 10 minutes and uses pantry staples: egg yolks, milk, and cornstarch.

Pastry cream—made by heating milk, sugar, eggs, starch, and flavoring together—is a rich, thick, and creamy custard that's a versatile workhorse in the baker’s kitchen.

This easy Pastry Cream (Creme Patissiere) recipe is simple and delicious. A rich and creamy vanilla custard you can use in a variety of decadent desserts.

This delicious French pastry cream recipe is a perfect filling for desserts such as millefeuille, tarts, cakes and choux pastries.

Chocolate pastry cream is smooth, creamy, and perfect for use as a cake or cupcake filling, or to use with other pastries.

This easy pastry cream recipe can be used to fill cream puffs, eclairs, cakes, cupcakes, and so much more!

Whip up homemade French pastry cream like a pro with my step-by-step guide! It’s perfect for using in pies, tarts, eclairs and more!

This pastry cream alternative requires just two ingredients and is egg free. It's incredibly quick and easy to make and tastes delicious! You can use this substitute pastry cream in most of the same ways you would use classic French pastry cream.

You need just a few staple ingredients to make bakery-style creme patissiere at home. It’s an easy recipe that the cheater method for thickening the pastry cream. This makes it super simple for the inexperienced baker.