364 pastry cream recipes

Mushroom rounds are Polish-style puff pastry appetizer rings filled with creamed mushrooms. A laminated double-dough technique creates flaky shells worth the overnight rest.

Traditional quiche with sautéed mushrooms, scallions, Swiss cheese, and heavy cream baked in a pre-baked pastry shell. Elegant brunch centerpiece with bright lemon and warming nutmeg.

Hungarian cheesecake with sieved cottage cheese, sour cream, and lemon zest in a homemade pastry crust, layered with pineapple and raisins. A European-style baked cheesecake.

Individual almond cream tarts: buttery pastry shells filled with almond-scented vanilla cream and topped with fresh kiwi, strawberries, grapes, and a glossy apple jelly glaze. A classic French patisserie dessert made home-doable.

Nut horns are Eastern European cream cheese pastries filled with a sweet walnut meringue filling. The dough chills overnight for a flaky, tender bite that melts in your mouth.

Lemon sour cream pie folds tangy sour cream into a stovetop lemon curd for a creamier, less sharp filling. Topped with whipped cream and lemon twists in a baked pastry shell.

Classic choux pastry profiteroles made with just 4 ingredients: water, butter, flour, and eggs. Light, hollow puffs ready to fill with cream, ice cream, or custard.

Mushroom turnovers in a cream cheese pastry with a sauteed mushroom-cream filling and optional sherry. An elegant make-ahead appetizer that freezes well before baking.

Homemade fried elephant ears: sour-cream and buttermilk dough rolled thin, slit, fried golden, then tumbled in cinnamon sugar. State fair pastry made in your own kitchen.

Miniature nut-filled pastries with a sour cream butter dough wrapped around pecans or walnuts in dark corn syrup. Bite-sized, flaky, and they store beautifully.

Flaky puff pastry shells filled with orange-scented cream cheese whipped cream and topped with cherry pie filling. A dinner party dessert that looks dressed up but takes 30 minutes.

Individual chicken pot pies with mushrooms, peas, carrots, and pimiento in a sage-seasoned cream sauce under flaky pastry. Includes a biscuit-topped shortcut variation.

Mini chess cake tarts in cream cheese pastry shells with a choice of pecan brown sugar filling or coconut filling. Bite-sized Southern tea-tray classics.

Eggplant and cheese quiche with sauteed eggplant, Parmesan, Swiss, shallots, and a cream-egg custard in a pastry shell. A Julia Child-inspired French classic.

Hungarian tarts with a cream cheese pastry shell and five filling options: almond, pecan, walnut, coconut, and farmer's cheese. A traditional holiday baking project.

Noodle pie layered with ham, sour cream, onion, and butter in a double-crust pastry shell. An old-school savory pie that works hot or cold.