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Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream)

Name: Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream)
Prep time: 48 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 56 min
Yield: 450 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 ml whole milk; 1 lime; 3 egg yolks; 50 g caster sugar; 20 g cornflour; 5 drops food colouring; 30 g butter

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.

130 K 3.1/5 (16 reviews)590698

Duration

58 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 25^th 2026

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For 450 g, you will need:

1 250 ml whole milk
2 1 lime
3 3 egg yolks
4 50 g caster sugar
5 20 g cornflour
6 5 drops food colouring (optional)
7 30 g butter (optional)
Total weight: 490 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

50 min.

Cooking

8 min.

All in all

58 min.

Preparation 50 min.

Cooking 8 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 25 min.

Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream) : Step 1

Pour 250 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 1 lime into the milk.

Mix well, cover and leave for at least 15 minutes to infuse.

Step 2 - ⌛ 3 min.

Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream) : Step 2

Juice 1 lime.

Step 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream) : Step 3

Put 3 egg yolks and 50 g caster sugar into a bowl and mix with a soft spatula.

Step 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream) : Step 4

Add 20 g cornflour...

Step 5 - ⌛ 1 min.

Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream) : Step 5

...and mix again.

Step 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream) : Step 6

Pour the hot lime-infused milk into the mixture...

Step 7 - ⌛ 1 min.

Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream) : Step 7

...and mix throroughly.

Step 8 - ⌛ 5 min.

Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream) : Step 8

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).

Step 9 - ⌛ 8 min.

Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream) : Step 9

Put the saucepan back on low heat and stir the cream constantly while it thickens.

Step 10 - ⌛ 1 min.

Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream) : Step 10

At this stage you can add 5 drops food colouring (green) to improve the appearance.

Step 11

Use a whisk towards the end of cooking, as this is more effective.

Step 12 - ⌛ 2 min.

Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream) : Step 12

Take the custard off the heat and whisk in the lime juice.

Step 13 - ⌛ 2 min.

Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream) : Step 13

For a smoother cream, you can whisk in 30 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.

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.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	5 g RDI=8 %	17 g RDI=6 %	6 g RDI=8 %	141 kcal RDI=7 %	588 kJ RDI=7 %
Whole recipe	25 g RDI=39 %	83 g RDI=31 %	28 g RDI=39 %	689 kcal RDI=34 %	2,883 kJ RDI=34 %

Whole recipe

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, egg

How much will it cost?

For 450 g

0.85 €

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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