A classic crème pâtissière (vanilla pastry cream filling) is a creamy custard that is the perfect filling for cakes, eclairs, ...

These luxurious butterscotch custards from pastry chef Claudia Fleming can be prepared a day or two in advance, so they are a great make-ahead dessert option. Get the recipe. You can use fresh or ...

a savory bowl of chawanmushi (Japanese egg custard), or a custard-filled Boston cream donut, professional chefs and seasoned ...

Start with the salted egg yolk custard filling. Then try a different filling, such as ube halaya jam. This recipe uses cooked salted duck egg yolks, easily found in the frozen or refrigerated ...

Pour the cream into a pan and heat until simmering ... wooden spoon until a smooth piping consistency.) For the coffee custard filling, heat the milk in a heavy-based pan and bring to the boil ...

Mix the melted chocolate together with double cream in a bowl to produce a smooth ganache. Spoon the cooled custard into each of the cooled pastry cases, filling them about three-quarters full.