Vegan Pastry Cream
Author: Carolina Molea
Servings: 1 qt
Ingredients:
- 1000g Soy Milk
- 2ea PROVA Gourmet Tahitian Vanilla Beans
- 5g PROVA Gourmet Vanilla Paste
- 75g Modified Corn Starch
- 25g Agar Agar
- 160g Vegan Sugar
- 1.5g Salt
- 100g Vegan Butter
- 45g Grape Seed Oil
- 12g Citrus Fiber Emulsifier
- 5 drops Yellow Food Coloring
- As Needed Almond or Soy Milk
Directions:
- 1. In a medium pot, warm up soy milk with vanilla beans and vanilla paste. Stir gently and let it infuse
- 2. In a separate bowl, combine corn starch, agar agar, vegan sugar, and salt. Mix well.
- 3. Once milk reached 45°C, temper half the infused milk into the corn starch mixture, mix until fully hydrated.
- 4. Add to pot with remaining infused milk and bring to a boil. Cook for a few minutes, stirring constantly, until it thickens.
- 5. Allow mixture to cool down to 50°C. Emulsify using a hand blender, adding vegan butter, grape seed oil, citrus fiber emulsifier, and yellow food coloring.
- 6. Cover with plastic film directly on surface to avoid skim formation. Refrigerate overnight.
- 7. The next day, once set, hand blend cream again. Add additional almond or soy milk if needed to adjust the consistency.