Pastry Cream from the Food Charlatan. Pastry cream is a delicious pudding-like custard that you never knew you needed! Also called Crème Pâtissière, this French recipe is an important part of many desserts, like eclairs and fruit tarts. It is similar to vanilla pudding but much thicker (perfect for piping and filling Bavarian Cream Donuts!) It is made in 10 minutes and uses pantry staples: egg yolks, milk, and cornstarch, and will become your new go-to filling for cake, pastry, donuts…
