{"id":1738498,"date":"2022-02-04T11:36:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1738498"},"modified":"2022-02-04T11:36:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:36:55","slug":"how-to-make-pastry-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/how-to-make-pastry-cream\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Pastry Cream from Scratch"},"content":{"rendered":"[dam-video dam-id=\"44459\" type_of_player=\"jw\" \/]\r\n\r\nWhat do all the best French desserts\u2014we're talking eclairs<\/a>, fruit tarts and Napoleons\u2014have in common? Pastry cream!\r\n\r\nAlso known as cr\u00e8me p\u00e2tissi\u00e8re<\/em>, this mix of sugar, milk, cornstarch and butter is a major component of the decadent French treats<\/a> we all love.\r\n\r\nAt first blush, making pastry cream can seem like a tough challenge. After all, when you see it all dressed up coming out of the pastry case, it can seem as impossible as making a ten-tier cake. But pastry cream isn't so hard to make yourself.\r\n

How to Make Pastry Cream<\/h2>\r\nThat's right: Pastry cream doesn't have to be a challenge. Much like choux pastry<\/a> (another French must), pastry cream requires no special ingredients or tools.\r\n\r\nTo show you the basics, we're taking the cream component from our contest-winning Chocolate-Glazed Raspberry Eclairs<\/a>.\r\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\r\n