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Apple confectioner's custard

Name: Apple confectioner's custard
Prep time: 9 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 21 min
Yield: 350 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 ml apple juice; ½ vanilla pod; 3 egg yolks; 20 g cornflour; 25 g caster sugar

For this strongly apple-flavoured version of confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream), apple juice is used instead of milk and the quantity of sugar is reduced.

152 K 4.4/5 (20 reviews)

25 min.

Easy

2.10 €

350 g

5 Ingredients

Last modified on: July 23^th 2014

For 350 g, you will need:

1 250 ml apple juice
2 ½ vanilla pod (optional)
3 3 egg yolks
4 20 g cornflour
5 25 g caster sugar
Total weight: 355 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 9 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 7 min.

Pour 250 ml apple juice into a saucepan on medium heat. Add the contents of ½ vanilla pod (not essential, but the apple and vanilla flavours go well together).

Cover and bring up to simmer, then turn off the heat. Do not let it boil, as this destroys the apple flavour. Leave the lid on.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.

Put into a bowl: 3 egg yolks, 25 g caster sugar and 20 g cornflour.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Mix thoroughly with a soft spatula.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Pour the hot (vanilla-flavoured) apple juice into this mixture while stirring.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Then pour the bowl's contents into the pan, if possible through a fine strainer to remove any bits.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Put the pan back on low heat and allow the custard to thicken while stirring constantly with a whisk.

The custard is ready when it is about as thick as mayonnaise.

Stage 7

When finished, cream is very hot, if you want to use it immediately you should cool it.

The easier solution is to put it in the fridge, but it's very long.

The best way is to proceed as chefs, and spread it on a plastic film (to protect from the air) then put it in the fridge.

Stage 8

This short video show you how to proceed to cool your apple confectioner's custard.

Remarks

Use the most "apply" juice you can find (from green apples, for example); this will make your custard all the more delicious.

Here is the link if you would like to know how to make the classic confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream).

Keeping: a few days in the fridge in a sealed container.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	10 RDI=5 %	70 RDI=6 %	20 RDI=3 %	490 RDI=30 %	2,060 RDI: 30 %
Per 100 g	3 RDI=1 %	20 RDI=2 %	5 RDI=1 %	140 RDI=7 %	580 RDI: 7 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: egg

How much will it cost?

For 350 g : 0.80 €

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