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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

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For 300 g, you will need:

1 1 sheet gelatin
2 ¾ cup Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream)
3 1 tablespoon butter
4 ½ cup Chantilly cream

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Time required for this recipe:

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

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Soak 1 sheet gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes to soften.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Prepare ¾ cup Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream) and at the end, when taken off the heat, add 1 tablespoon 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 ½ cup 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.

Keeping

Should be used the same day.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,101 Kcal or 4,610 Kj	91 gr	283 gr	185 gr
55 %	35 %	27 %	28 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
377 Kcal or 1,578 Kj	31 gr	97 gr	63 gr
19 %	12 %	9 %	10 %

% 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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 300 g : 1.73 €

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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: Almond cream or frangipane, Peach and green tea tart, Strawberry Verveine Tart , St Tropez tart, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), ... All
	Chantilly cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rum babas, Belle-helene in a glass, Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs, Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Coupe Augustin, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Foie gras fingers, Tart Tatin, Koulibiak in pie dish, Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Cheese Soufflé, ... All
	Gelatin: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Clementine Creamy, Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, How to use gelatin, ... All

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