The pastry cream is an exquisite recipe to use as a filling for a cake or tart, or to accompany a dessert. Today in this article we will explain how to make it without eggs. A lighter and easier option to prepare.
It is a very tasty and smooth cream. It takes few ingredients and I assure you, you will love it! To find out how to prepare an easy pastry cream, just keep reading the detailed step-by-step of this eggless pastry cream recipe.
Ingredients to make Eggless Pastry Cream:
- ½ liter of liquid milk
- 4 tablespoons of Cornstarch
- 4 dessert spoons of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla essence
How to make Eggless Pastry Cream:
- To make this rich pastry cream without eggs, we are going to start by pouring the milk and cornstarch into a jug or medium saucepan. Mix with a wooden spoon (if you don’t have one, a regular one will be fine too), until the cornstarch dissolves in the milk and you get a homogeneous mixture without lumps.
Tip: If you have any lumps left in the mixture, crush them on the sides of the jar with the spoon and they will dissolve instantly.
- Bring the jug to low heat for a few minutes and add the sugar. Stir from time to time to prevent the cornstarch from sticking to the bottom and burning our pastry cream without eggs.
- Add the essence of vanilla to the mixture and stir for a few seconds to flavor and perfume the preparation of the easy pastry cream.
Tip: If you want to make it with another flavor, in this step you can add the flavoring that you like the most (chocolate, strawberry, lemon juice or zest, etc.).
- Once the pastry cream boils, it will mean that our easy pastry cream is ready, we will leave it on the heat for a few more seconds and then remove it. Let cool for 25-30 minutes in a cold place.
Trick: Try not to spend too much time to use or consume it, since the pastry cream will tend to take on a firmer consistency the more time passes.
- Once the eggless pastry cream is ready and warm, wewill use it as a filling in the biscuit or cake that we want to fill or we can eat it alone accompanied by some fruits, nuts, meringues or whatever we want.
- It is a really delicious cream! And you can taste it at the time of day you prefer. Bon appétit!
