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Crème Diplomate (French Diplomat Cream)

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Let’s get back to pastry school basics with this simple recipe for French Crème Diplomate.

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Also known as Diplomat Cream in English, this dreamy pastry filling is ethereally light and creamy, but stabilized with gelatin so you can pipe it into pretty designs.

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To make, start by whipping up a batch of pastry cream and strain through a fine mesh sieve.

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Add the room temperature butter into the pastry cream and mix until it's been fully incorporated.

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Cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface & refrigerate until well chilled.

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Whip cream and pour in the tempered gelatin-cream mixture and start beating until soft peaks and then stiff peaks form.

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Combine the stabilized whipped cream and the chilled pastry cream, mixing and whisking vigorously until combined and smooth.

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Chill- Allow the whipped pastry cream to chill in the fridge until set then...

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...use the french diplomat cream in all your favorite pastry recipes such as choux à la crème, tart filling or as a cake filling between cake layers!

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Click the link below for the entire recipe!