Chocolate Pastry Cream

Name: Chocolate Pastry Cream
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 qt.
Ingredients: 6 egg yolks; 9 tbsp. sugar; 1 1/2 tbsp. flour; 1 1/2 tbsp. cornstarch; 2 c. milk; 1 c. heavy cream; 1 1/4 c. chopped dark chocolate

Published: Dec 16, 2012

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Yields:

1 qt.

Total Time:

15 mins

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This chocolate cream is a delicious, easy-to-make filling for cream puffs.

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Ingredients

6 egg yolks
9 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp. flour
1 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 cups milk
1 cups heavy cream
1 1/4 cups chopped dark chocolate

Directions

1. Step 1In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks, sugar, flour, and cornstarch. In a saucepan, bring the milk and cream to a simmer; whisk 1/2 cup of the mixture into the eggs, then whisk the egg-milk mixture into the saucepan. Cook the pastry cream over low heat, whisking constantly, until thick, 2 minutes. Off the heat, whisk in the dark chocolate until melted. Transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until cool, about 2 hours.
  
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