Bavarian Creams

Bavarians, or Bavarian creams, are chilled desserts made by adding whipped cream and gelatin to a custard sauce made with whole eggs. The mixture is then flavored with fruit puree, liqueur, chocolate, or nuts and poured into molds, in which case it is unmolded before it is served, or it is used as a filling in cakes, pastries, or cold charlottes. Many modified versions of Bavarians are created by using egg yolks alone in the custard base, by adding whipped egg whites instead of, or in addition to, the whipped cream, or simply by adding whipped cream and flavoring to a prepared vanilla custard sauce.