Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream)
Taking its inspiration from lemon confectioner's custard, this version has a distinctive lime flavour. Both juice and zest are used to combine the juice's slight acidity with a hint of bitterness from the zest.
87K 14 3.1
Last modified on: July 21th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 kg 350 g, you will need:
- 1
750 ml whole milk - 2
3 limes - 3
9 egg yolks - 4
150 g caster sugar - 5
60 g cornflour - 6
15 drops food colouring (optional) - 7
90 g butter (optional) - Total weight: 1,470 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 48 min. | 8 min. | 56 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 25 min.
Pour 750 ml whole milk into a saucepan on medium heat and bring to the boil.
When it reaches boiling point, take off the heat and zest 3 limes into the milk.
Mix well, cover and leave for at least 15 minutes to infuse.
When it reaches boiling point, take off the heat and zest 3 limes into the milk.
Mix well, cover and leave for at least 15 minutes to infuse.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Juice 3 limes.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Add 60 g cornflour...
Stage 5 - 1 min.
...and mix again.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Pour the hot lime-infused milk into the mixture...
Stage 7 - 1 min.
...and mix throroughly.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Rinse out the saucepan, then pour the mixture from the bowl back into the pan through a strainer to remove the zest (this has an unpleasant texture when eaten and all its flavour is now in the milk).
Stage 9 - 8 min.
Put the saucepan back on low heat and stir the cream constantly while it thickens.
Stage 10 - 1 min.
At this stage you can add 15 drops food colouring (green) to improve the appearance.
Stage 11
Use a whisk towards the end of cooking, as this is more effective.
Stage 12 - 2 min.
Take the custard off the heat and whisk in the lime juice.
Stage 13 - 2 min.
For a smoother cream, you can whisk in 90 g butter, cut into small pieces.
Your lime confectioner's custard is now ready. Cover with a lid or, better still, cover with plastic film until needed.
Your lime confectioner's custard is now ready. Cover with a lid or, better still, cover with plastic film until needed.
Remarks
For an even more marked flavour, mix the caster sugar with half the zest the day before and leave covered until needed.
The amount of lime juice is quite approximate, so adjust to suit your taste.
The amount of lime juice is quite approximate, so adjust to suit your taste.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,749 Kcal or 11,510 Kj | 77 gr | 248 gr | 161 gr |
| 137 % | 29 % | 23 % | 24 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 187 Kcal or 783 Kj | 5 gr | 17 gr | 11 gr |
| 9 % | 2 % | 2 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 kg 350 g : 2.50 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Lemon and lime custard tart
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 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Canadian rice pudding, Vanilla ice cream, Sandwich bread, Italian hot chocolate , Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Corsican tarts, Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Panettone, Panna cotta, ... All |
 | Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leopard cake, Pistachio cream, Rabbit civet "à la normande", Eggs meurette, Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup, ... All |
 | Egg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Langoustine sabayon tart, Finger biscuits, Asparagus "en petit pois", Sicilian Epiphany Pie, ... All |
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