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Pistachio Pastry Cream

Enozia
Learn how to make the most delicious rich and nutty pistachio pastry cream ever! You'll just need 5 simple ingredients and a few minutes!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Condiment, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup pistachios
  • 1 cup white chocolate
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Milk as needed.

Instructions
 

  • Bring a pot of water to a boil and add in the shelled pistachios. Let them cook for a few minutes, then take them off heat and drain away the water.
  • Place them on a kitchen towel and dab away all the excess moisture. Rub the pistachios well to remove the skin.
  • Separate the skin and set the cleaned pistachios aside.
  • Add the pistachios to a blender along with a splash of milk and some powdered sugar and blend until you get a smooth mixture.
  • In a pot over low heat, combine the pistachio paste with the remaining milk, butter and white chocolate and cook until the chocolate has melted.
  • Keep stirring and add more milk if needed, to adjust the consistency. Take it off heat, allow it to cool down and then use it to your liking.

Notes

  • Make sure you use a high speed blender to blend the pistachios. This will ensure it gets to that perfect silky smooth consistency you're looking for.
  • If you prefer the pastry cream to have that bit of chunkiness, with those crunchy bits of the nut, you can use a food processor to crush the peanuts until they're coarse, and then use them for the recipe.
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