Chocolate Pastry Cream *

Name: Chocolate Pastry Cream * (Crème Pâtissière Chocolat)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 1 lb. 2 oz. (500 g)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1⅓ cups (310 ml) whole milk; ⅓ cup (2¼ oz./65 g) sugar, divided; 2¾ oz. (80 g) dark couverture chocolate, 70% cacao, chopped; 1 tbsp + 1 tsp (20 g) butter, at room temperature, diced; 2 tbsp (15 g) unsweetened cocoa powder; 3 tbsp (1 oz./30 g) cornstarch; 3 egg yolks (scant ¼ cup/60 g)

Crème Pâtissière Chocolat

Preparation info

Makes
1 lb

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

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Ingredients

1⅓ cups (310 ml) whole milk
⅓ cup (2¼

Europe
France
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Mediterranean
Pie

Method

Bring the milk and 5 tsp (20 g) of the sugar to a simmer in a large saucepan.
While the milk is heating, use the electric beater to whisk the egg yolks and the remaining