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Nike Roessler

Nike Roessler

White Chocolate Pastry Cream

1h 30m

This pastry cream is exceptionally creamy and tasty due to the addition of white chocolate. It has the best consistency if blitzed in a food processor once set and cold.

Use it as a side to berry compote with granola or to fill a tart shell—go above and beyond decorating it with fresh raspberries.

  • Chop 50 g of white chocolate into coarse chunks

    Step 0
  • Scrape off the seeds from ½ vanilla bean

    Step 1
  • Add 125 g of sugar and 50 g of cornstarch to a medium bowl. Whisk to combine

    Step 2
  • Add 120 g of egg yolk and whisk for 1m until it turns into a thick paste

    Step 3
  • Add 500 ml of milk to a saucepan over low heat. Add the vanilla seeds and pod and cook until the mixture starts to steam. Remove from the heat

    Step 4
  • Temper the egg mixture by adding ⅓ of the hot milk mixture and whisking to incorporate

    Step 5
  • Add another ⅓ and whisk to combine

    Step 6
  • Pour it back into the saucepan, along with the last ⅓ of the hot milk mixture. Whisk to combine

    Step 7
  • Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly so the mixture doesn‘t stick. Let it bubble up a little without whisking, then continue to whisk until it is thick. If it thickens too quickly in one place, remove from the heat and whisk

    Step 8
  • Turn off the heat. Add the white chocolate and whisk until dissolved

    Step 9
  • Strain the pastry cream through a sieve to catch any egg lumps that may have formed

    Step 10
  • Cover with cling film, pressing it against the surface of the cream. Refrigerate until cold. The white chocolate pastry cream is ready

    Step 11
  • Enjoy it with fruit jams or as a tart filling!

    Step 12

Yield 800 g

  • White Chocolate

    White Chocolate

    50 g
  • Vanilla Bean

    Vanilla Bean

    ½
  • Egg Yolk

    Egg Yolk

    120 g
  • Milk

    Milk

    500 ml
  • Cornstarch

    Cornstarch

    50 g
  • Sugar

    Sugar

    125 g

Equipment

  • Kitchen Scale

    Kitchen Scale

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