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Vanilla Pastry Cream

Time
20 min
Makes
20
Ingredients
8

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Ingredients

Servings
20 servings
Amounts
  • 2 cups whole milk ()
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes
  • 1 tablespoon rum (optional)
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Nutrition · per serving

Calories
64 kcal
Fat
3 g
Sugar
6 g
Sodium
63 mg
Protein
1 g
Cholesterol
42 mg
Carbohydrate
8 g
Saturated fat
2 g

As published by Once Upon a Chef.

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