These 10 custard cream recipes will make your baking even more delicious and original. Use them for cakes, pies, pastries, eclairs, or any other desserts!
1. Custard Cream – Classic Recipe
A basic recipe that's a great starting point for further experiments.
You will need: 500 ml milk, 2 eggs, 3 tbsp flour, 170 g sugar, 100 g butter.
Preparation:
1. In a saucepan, mix flour and sugar with eggs until smooth.
2. Slowly add milk, whisk, and place the cream over low heat.
3. Cook until the mixture thickens, but do not bring to a boil. Stir constantly to prevent lumps and scorching.
4. Remove the saucepan from the heat, add butter, cover directly with plastic wrap, and let cool on the counter.
2. Vanilla Custard Cream
This cream turns out very delicate, thick, and shiny!
You will need: 300 ml milk, 2 egg yolks, 100 g sugar, 25 g butter, 25 g flour, 10 g vanilla sugar, vanilla extract, a pinch of salt.
Preparation:
1. Heat the milk over low heat, but do not bring to a boil.
2. Rub sugar and vanilla with egg yolks, add a spoonful of milk and sifted flour.
3. Add the main part of the milk in small portions, continuing to stir constantly.
4. Heat the cream in a saucepan, stirring constantly, until it thickens.
5. Add salt and butter, stir, and let cool under plastic wrap.
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3. Chocolate Custard Cream for Cake
You can add cocoa, but we suggest using real dark chocolate.
You will need: 500 ml milk, 100 g chocolate, 150 g sugar, 2 eggs, 2 tbsp flour.
Preparation:
1. Whisk eggs, a small amount of milk, and flour until smooth, to avoid lumps.
2. Heat the remaining milk with sugar and chocolate until everything melts.
3. Slowly pour the milk into the egg mixture, stirring immediately with a whisk.
4. Cook the custard cream over low heat until it thickens.
5. Remove from heat, stir again, and let cool under plastic wrap on ice.
4. Custard Cream with Condensed Milk
This cream is perfect for Napoleon cake or Medovik (honey cake).
You will need: 300 g butter, 250 ml milk, 75 g sugar, 1 can condensed milk, 2 eggs.
Preparation:
1. Rub eggs with sugar, slowly add warm milk, and cook over low heat until thickened.
2. Cool the mixture, add butter, and beat well with a mixer.
3. Add condensed milk, beat again, and the custard cream is ready!
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5. Strawberry Custard Cream for Cake
Other berries will also work, but we highly recommend trying it with strawberries first!
You will need: 400 ml milk, 2 tbsp flour, 2 tbsp sugar, 50 g butter, 1 egg, 200 g strawberries.
Preparation:
1. Wash strawberries and blend them into a puree. Add the egg with sugar and mix. Finally, add the flour.
2. Heat the milk almost to a boil, add the strawberry mixture, and cook the cream until it thickens. Remember to stir constantly.
3. Remove from heat, add butter, stir the strawberry cream, and cool under plastic wrap.
6. Coconut Custard Cream for Cake
Not with shredded coconut, but with real canned coconut milk.
You will need: 400 ml coconut milk, 4 egg yolks, 40 g starch, 50 g powdered sugar, 10 g coconut oil.
Preparation:
1. Whisk egg yolks with powdered sugar and starch.
2. Bring coconut milk to a boil, carefully pour into the eggs, and mix.
3. Cook the cream until it thickens, add coconut oil, and let it cool under plastic wrap.
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7. Custard Cream with Nuts
This cream recipe uses walnuts, but you can use any other nuts.
You will need: 300 ml milk, 2 egg yolks, 2 tbsp starch, 3 tbsp sugar, 50 g nuts.
Preparation:
1. Mix egg yolks well with sugar, add starch and a couple of tablespoons of milk, and mix again.
2. Heat the milk, pour in the egg mixture, and bring to a thick consistency, stirring constantly.
3. Toast the nuts in a dry pan, grind them in a blender, and add to the cooled custard cream.
8. Banana Custard Cream for Cake
Choose ripe, medium-sized bananas – you won't go wrong!
You will need: 4 egg yolks, 2 bananas, 1 cup sugar, 50 g flour, 500 ml milk.
Preparation:
1. Rub egg yolks with sugar until light, and add sifted flour.
2. Heat milk on the stove, add the egg mixture, and cook the cream until it thickens.
3. Blend bananas in a blender and immediately add to the cream. Cook for another 2 minutes, remove from heat, and let cool.
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9. Milk-Free Custard Cream
Here's how to make an excellent custard cream with water.
You will need: 100 ml water, 3 egg yolks, 100 g sugar, 100 g butter, 2 tbsp flour.
Preparation:
1. Beat egg yolks separately with a mixer, then with sugar until the mixture lightens.
2. Add flour and cool water, break up any lumps, and place the mixture on the stove.
3. Cook the cream, stirring continuously, until it thickens.
4. Mix it with butter, cover the saucepan, and let it cool.
10. Egg-Free Custard Cream
It sounds incredible, but it turns out very well!
You will need: 1 liter milk, 7 tbsp flour, 150 g sugar, 100 g butter.
Preparation:
1. Bring half of the milk to a boil. Whisk the other half with flour until smooth, to avoid lumps.
2. Pour the flour mixture into the boiling milk and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
3. At the very end, add butter and cinnamon or vanilla to taste.