Recipe

Low Carb Vanilla Pastry Cream

This silky vanilla custard forms the luxurious foundation for countless low-carb desserts with its rich, smooth texture.

Low Carb Vanilla Pastry Cream

Total time

15 min

Servings

10

Net carbs

2g

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Ingredients

What you need

Adjust servings

10 servings
10
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ⅓ cup almond milk
  • ⅓ cup erythritol
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot powder
  • ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 2 large whole eggs
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon stevia glycerite (or more erythritol)
  • ¾ teaspoon granulated gelatin sprinkled over 1 Tbsp water ((I used Knox))
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions

How to cook it

Prep timer

15:00

Cooking cue

Cook eggs just until set so they stay tender instead of rubbery.

  1. Set a large skillet or saute pan over medium to medium-high heat and keep the ingredients close so the cooking stays fast and even.
  2. 1. Place a strainer near the stove, then heat cream and almond milk in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until simmering.
  3. 2. Whisk together erythritol, cornstarch, xanthan gum, and salt in a heatproof bowl, then whisk in 2 whole eggs and 3 egg yolks until smooth.
  4. 3. When cream simmers, turn off heat and slowly pour all the cream into the egg mixture while whisking continuously, then return everything to the pot.
  5. 4. Cook over medium-low heat while whisking; the mixture will thicken slightly after about 2½ minutes, then thicken more rapidly at the 3 to 3½ minute mark—whisk briskly and cook 1 minute more without boiling.
  6. 5. Remove from heat and whisk vigorously for another minute, then whisk in vanilla, stevia glycerite, butter, and gelatin that has been sprinkled over 1 tablespoon water.
  7. Cook eggs just until set so they stay tender instead of rubbery.
  8. 6. Pour the pastry cream through the strainer into a bowl, press plastic wrap directly onto the surface, and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight to allow the gelatin to set fully.
  9. Taste and adjust the seasoning at the end, then serve while everything is hot or freshly chilled.

Source & attribution

Low Carb Maven · IMPORTED

https://diet.driv.space/recipes/low-carb-vanilla-pastry-creamLow Carb Maven reference: https://www.lowcarbmaven.com/low-carb-vanilla-pastry-cream-dairy-version/

Rated 4.72/5 from 7 ratings on Low Carb Maven. Method rewritten in-house; see source for the publisher's original.