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Diplomat cream

Diplomat cream or "crème Madame" (a much prettier name) is one of many creams in French pâtisserie based on confectioner's custard. The classic confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream) has gelatin added while hot, then whipped cream is folded in when cold.

This gives a very light, velvety mixture, halfway between custard and Chantilly.

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Last modified on: October 30^th 2019

For 600 g, you will need:

1 2 sheets gelatin
2 350 g Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream)
3 30 g butter
4 200 g Chantilly cream
Total weight: 584 grams

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Start to finish
42 min.	1 hour 5 min.	1 hour 47 min.

Keeping: Should be used the same day.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Soak 2 sheets gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes to soften.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Prepare 350 g Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream) and at the end, when taken off the heat, add 30 g butter cut into small pieces. Mix well to incorporate.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Then add the drained and dried gelatin...

Stage 4 - 1 min.

...and mix thoroughly.

Stage 5 - 1 hour

Cover with plastic film in contact with the surface of the custard to prevent it forming a skin.

Stand the pan in cold water to speed up cooling.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Meanwhile, prepare 200 g Chantilly cream and keep cold.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Once the confectioner's custard has cooled to room temperature, remove the plastic film and whisk vigorously to loosen it.

Fold in the whipped cream gently with a soft spatula.

Stage 8

Your diplomat cream is ready.

Remarks

Just like the basic confectioner's custard, you can vary diplomat cream to suit your own taste: lemon, apple, pistachio, chocolate, etc.In many recipes, the original confectioner's custard can be replaced with diplomat cream, for a better, lighter result. But do be warned: it will not survive being recooked.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,465 Kcal or 6,134 Kj	29 gr	91 gr	107 gr
73 %	11 %	9 %	16 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
251 Kcal or 1,051 Kj	5 gr	15 gr	18 gr
13 %	2 %	1 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 600 g : 3.46 €

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Some recipes that use this recipe

Tatin apple diplomat tart

This tart is every bit as good as it looks: a sweetcrust pastry case baked blind, then filled with diplomat cream and topped with apples cooked tatin-style, long and slow in butter and sugar until they caramelize.
6,730 2 hours 18 min.

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Saint Honoré cake, Paris-Brest, Strawberry tart, Chinois, Puits d'amour, ... All
	Chantilly cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Individual charlottes with morello cherries, European glass, Coupe Augustin, Strawberry Verveine Tart , Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to fry eggs well, Panettone, Tarte Normande, Langoustine and leek tarts, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, ... All
	Gelatin: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, European glass, St Tropez tart, Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, European glass, ... All

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