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Pastry Cream, a very versatile cream used to fill cakes, pastry shells or as a filling for those cute chocolate cups. It is quite simple to make at home, and can be easily flavoured many different ways including chocolate, coffee, with liqueurs, lemon or any extracts, although vanilla remains the most common.
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- In a saucepan, heat the whole milk, vanilla bean and seeds over medium heat until simmering.
- Combine the cornstarch, stevia extract powder, salt and egg yolks. Once the milk has come to a simmer, remove the vanilla bean and add 1/3 of the milk into the egg mixture and whisk until combined and smooth.
- Now return it to the saucepan and cook over medium heat until it comes to a boil. Whisk it constantly for 3-5 minutes until thick. Remove from the heat and add in orange liqueur if using and white chocolate chunks. Whisk until smooth. Press a plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until well chilled. Fill the chocolate cups with the pastry cream and garnish with berries and lemon balm leaves.
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So elegant and love that the pretty chocolate cups are edible with that luscious pastry cream! Hmmm....gonna have to find a way to make those cups. I have some choco shells, but they're not as cute as these!! :)
Un vero attentato al self control di un'amante del cioccolato a dieta!! cioè io;))
Un abbraccio;))
What a winner for a dinner party Angie.
Have a wonderful week ahead.
:-) Mandy xo
Exquisite and so pretty!
Cheers,
Rosa
Those look so elegant!
Angie, your chocolate cups dessert look very elegant. Great to serve them as an after meal dessert.
Oh Angie - these cups are GORGEOUS! That pastry cream sounds so fantastic!!! So decadent! I could sub out coconut/almond milk instead of regular milk to make this lactose free? So so good!
Oh dear, I wouldn't be able to stop at one (or ten) of these if you put a plate in front of me!
Beautiful recipe Angie, one of my favourites that you've posted so far. Pastry cream sounds amazing!!
Your chocolate cup cakes are things of beauty, arranged artfully and I'm sure must taste divine. I had not idea there were so many flavors to choose from in pastry cream.
Sam
Oh Angie you really are amazing! These are so beautiful and so lovely. Perfect as a classy dessert. They must be so nice too. Love them!! You always do so well Angie.
Oh my, these are so beautiful! Such a dainty little sweet treat!
These are so pretty? Did you make the cups or buy them?
Adorable! These are perfect for a special occasion like a shower or reception. Love them.
Angie...noooOooo...this is too cute! I am so going to try this!
gosh..they are so cute and pretty..like little flower pots! fun to eat too!
What an elegant and beautiful dessert! Love it!
Angie, this looks so good and chilled desserts for summer are a big YES in my life!!
These look so pretty and very tempting. Love the simplicity of this. GG
Angie I love these look absolutely georgeous!!:)
You are so clever and creative. Pastry cream is so good, I could just drink it as it is. Your chocolate cups look so elegant.
What a pretty and elegant post, Angie. These look so pretty and sound so good!
Toodles,
Tammy<3
Oh Angie, these are beautiful! I love the sound of the white chocolate pastry cream with the chocolate cups and fresh berries - this is one elegant and tasty treat:)
These are adorable! And I love that you topped them with the fresh fruit! Happy Monday! :)
Yum! So pretty Angie and I love that the whole thing is edible!
These cups are so cute, and yet still elegant... quite a feat, Angie! The white chocolate base sounds sublime, too...
Perfect little dessert; a bit of dark and a bit of white chocolate + beautiful presentation.
Looks absolutely gorgeous Angie!
Gorgeous photos! The blue and red berries really pop next to the cream and chocolate brown.
A chocolate lover's dream! Especially a chocolate love like me (who adores white chocolate!)
not only are these lovely and neat, but i'm sure they taste wonderful! love that pastry cream!
Amazing! They look so pretty, gourmet, and delicious.
Utterly adorable and delicious! What a special dessert it'd be for a dinner party!
I think the only thing wrong with these is that I don't have one in front of me right now!
These elegant chocolate cups are so pretty...I wouldn't have the heart to eat them lest I spoil their perfection.
These are just so darling I actually got tears in my eyes. LOL! I love that you sweetened them with stevia too! Brilliant!
Stunning!
How cute Angie. Pastry cream was my weakness when I was a kid, I could just pour it in my mouth LOL! These little chocolate cups are amazing, and the clicks are beautiful :)
Those pretty cups! I may want to just stare at them. So lovely!
Julie
Gourmet Getaways
This would be so perfect for a night of entertaining. I love a good pastry cream and yours sounds so rich and full of amazing flavor - vanilla bean, orange liqueur and white chocolate. Yum! Beautiful!
Very elegant and up scale. Did you write a post on how to make those chocolate cups?
so good to serve cream with chocolate cups!
Your chocolate cups are so perfect! They look like potted plants haha :)
These chocolate cups are delightful . . . so pretty and yummy at the same time. I love the brilliant red berries and wish I could find those in my market! Excellent dessert Angie!
I could eat them all:) They look so delicious.
I don't know what happened to my comment yesterday as I didn't see if after I hit publish but I'm back today to try again :) Love these little chocolate cups, Angie!. The creme filling and beautiful fruit topping look delicious.
they look lovely and yummy!
un dessert parfait et goûteux bravo
bonne soirée
How fun are those?! Love that you can eat the shell as well. I'm sure these would be a hit anywhere you take them!
I love everything about this - what a great combination of flavors and textures. Pinning it for sure!
I will eat pastry cream on everything, forever and ever amen.
I love those chocolate cups! I will have to see if I can locate some of those beauties around here! I'd fill them with white chocolate pastry cream, too...what a spectacular dessert!
This is an utterly adorable looking dessert - tres chic :-)
I'm basically crying with happiness looking at these pictures. I need one of these in my life right now!
So pretty and delicate -- I really love this idea for a touch of sweetness without the overload. It has a certain sophistication to it that's irresistible too (and perfect for guests!) xx.
OH so pretty and too cute!
I'm speechless!!!! These are incredible Angie! They are almost too beautiful to eat...almost. :) I'm sure they taste as good as they look.
wow!! what more can I say!! :)
They look very beautiful!
Hi Angie, Wow! these are beautiful! very impressive dessert for entertaining. Like that you can have everything made well in advance. Pinned
These look amazing, Angie - so pretty, elegant, and delicious, too!
These are so pretty. What a great way to end a meal.
the little cups are absolutely crazy adorable. I love them and the pastry cream looks so rich and silky smooth!
Love the way you save calories in this delicious dessert using stevia instead of sugar. But what do you think about replacing stevia to xylitol? Or is it possible to use almond milk instead of normal milk?
What a beautiful dessert and wonderful idea for a party, Angie! Delicious!
Wow! These chocolate cups look amazing Angie! Too pretty to be eaten! Actually I don't mind popping them in my mouth haha! Your creation always never fail to wow me! Thanks for dropping by my blog earlier, really really appreciate! Been busy cooking and baking, just got lazy posting on my blog haha! Anyway, thanks again and have a fabulous weekend ahead!
Dear Angie, These look like perfection!! and delicious. Blessings dear. Catherine
This looks just totally delectable Angie, want now!
Very pretty Angie!
Absolutely stunning Angie!!! Now, all I need is an excuse to make these.
such lovely desserts! love the currants also!
Very nice photos, Angie! Great ideas for party food!
Angle, these chocolate cups are so elegant!! Love to have it for after meal dessert!
The edible chocolate cups it the highlight of this dessert, made it elegant even more....
even i can barely spoon out the cream from the saucepan too
Those are pure yumminess , Angie ! Gorgeous photos , too !
wow! they are really adorable!
They look amazing! Elegant and very tempting!
What a beautiful presentation, Angie. Those are almost (almost) too pretty to eat!
Such an elegant dessert presentation, Angie! Pastry cream is delicious all by itself, but flavored with some liqueur it would be divine!
Oh...Lovely!!! These are good for party ya :)
Oh how very pretty Angie. You really do make the most fabulous things. The chocolate cups look so good on their own, but with all the colourful fruit as well, they really do look superb.
So pretty and summery.
This is a sensational dessert with a sensational presentation.
What elegant little chocolate cups Angie! I've never seen them filled with pastry cream before! What a delicious idea! These are perfect for a special occasion.
What a superbly delicious dessert, so classy and addictive :D
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I love individual desserts such as this one. These look wonderful.
Angie, I love vanilla pastry cream and am quite sure I'd like it with the addition of white chocolate. These little chocolate cups will make a lovely addition to the tea table at my next afternoon tea party!
These are SO ELEGANT! I need to try these for my next party, I've seen those little chocolate cups but never knew what to do with them. Thanks Angie!
Oh boy, I seriously need to come over your house right now. These chocolate cups look insanely good!
wow, those cuppies look so elegant and delicious! Now you got me inspired :D
I can't get over these pictures...so beautiful!! I haven't made pastry cream since I was in pastry school, but you're right, it's just such a versatile filling. These are gorgeous!
I'm not getting your posts to my inbox anymore :-( I've tried signing up again, but it says I'm already signed up....Hmmmm.....
@Koko Thanks, Koko.
Did you check your spam folder? It happened to me too. One day I didn't get any update from my subscriptions, then I noticed all of them sitting in my spam folder.
What a beautiful elegant dessert, I bet these would go down a storm at any dinner party. I love this idea so much.
I want one of these so bad :) Great looking dessert, yum!
I am completely impressed with anyone who can make such amazing desserts. My mouth waters just looking at them!
Absolutely stunning and decadent chocolate with berries. I love chocolate for dessert!
What a stunningly simple but elegant dessert!
Angie!
wow... love love this recipe. Thanks! Luisa
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