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Crème Légère - Pastry Cream Lightened with Whipped Cream

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If you’re a fan of the dreamy vanilla cream inside of éclairs and cream puffs, you need to learn the art of making Crème Légère.

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This versatile French cream recipe can be used in dozens of applications and can be flavored in countless ways to fit your dessert vision.

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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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Strain and 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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Start to whip cream by mixing until soft peaks and then stiff peaks form.

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Combine the 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 use as desired!

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