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Diplomat cream

Name: Diplomat cream
Prep time: 1 h 47 min
Total time: 1 h 47 min
Yield: 600 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 sheets gelatin; 350 g confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream); 30 g butter; 200 g Chantilly 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.

94 K 5/5 (2 reviews)578893

Duration

1 hour 50 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 28^th 2026

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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: 585 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

45 min.

Resting

1 hour 5 min.

All in all

1 hour 50 min.

Preparation 45 min.

Resting 1 hour 5 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

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

Step 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.

Step 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

Then add the drained and dried gelatin...

Step 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

...and mix thoroughly.

Step 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.

Step 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Meanwhile, prepare 200 g Chantilly cream and keep cold.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Keeping: Should be used the same day.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	5 g RDI=8 %	15 g RDI=6 %	18 g RDI=25 %	252 kcal RDI=13 %	1,054 kJ RDI=13 %
Whole recipe	29 g RDI=45 %	91 g RDI=34 %	107 g RDI=147 %	1,470 kcal RDI=74 %	6,155 kJ RDI=74 %

Whole recipe

Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, milk

How much will it cost?

For 600 g

3.50 €

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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