Dessert for 8

Pastry Cream

Name: Pastry Cream
Total time: 145 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 whole large egg; 2 large egg yolks; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 3 tbsp corn starch; 1/8 tsp fine sea salt; 1 cup whole milk; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 tsp vanilla extract

Eggs, milk, cream, sugar, and cornstarch cook into a thick vanilla filling that chills until smooth and spreadable.

Typical price

$2.00for 4 servings

$0.50 per serving$2.00 for 4

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Photo: natashaskitchen.com

145 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

French Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Desserts

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Eggs$0.30 each typical	3	$0.90Typical price
Milk$0.04/oz typical	8.5 oz	$0.34Typical price
Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical	8.25 oz	$1.83Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.00

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 whole large egg
2 large egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 tbsp corn starch
1/8 tsp fine sea salt
1 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tsp vanilla extract

Steps

Whisk the whole egg, yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan.
Whisk in the milk and cream until smooth.
Cook over medium heat for 8 minutes, whisking constantly, until thick and bubbling.
Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter and vanilla.
Press the cream into a shallow dish, cover its surface, and chill for 2 hours.

Swaps

Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices