364 pastry cream recipes

Potato and onion tart: a crisp homemade pastry shell layered with sweet-tangy caramelized onion-tomato relish, golden pan-fried potatoes, sour cream, and paprika. A rustic vegetarian tart, hot or cold.

Buttery crescent roll layers stuffed with sweetened cream cheese and crowned with a crunchy cinnamon-sugar nut topping. Just 15 minutes of prep for a warm, gooey pastry that feeds a crowd.

Cinnamon rugelach made with a tender cream cheese pastry dough, rolled crescent-style around a cinnamon filling and dusted with cinnamon sugar. Flaky, buttery little cookies for the holidays and cookie trays.

Succulent shrimp bathed in a velvety cream sauce spiked with sherry and a hint of cayenne. Served in flaky homemade pastry shells, this classic Newberg comes together in just 35 minutes for an elegant weeknight dinner.

Oat and onion tarts: little British-style savory tarts with crisp oat-and-cheese pastry, slow-sweated onions, and a baked sour cream and cheddar custard. Perfect with drinks or a green salad.

Golden Cake, a delicate European cheesecake with a buttery almond pastry base and an airy curd cheese, lemon and cream filling, served with fresh strawberry or raspberry puree. Old-world elegance on a plate.

Lobster tails in patty shells spoons sweet lobster meat in a sauterne-spiked cream sauce with mushrooms, olives, and pimento into golden puff pastry shells. A retro special-occasion dinner straight from the supper-club era.

Raspberry Alaskas tuck fresh raspberries and vanilla ice cream inside crisp puff pastry shells, then cloak the whole thing in glossy meringue and flash it under high heat for a hot-and-cold dessert that hits the table the second it browns.

This cognac cream cheese filling is a rich and decadent mixture made by soaking raisins in cognac. The result is a smooth and flavorful filling with hints of tangy lemon and warm vanilla, punctuated by bursts of cognac-soaked raisins. This filling is perfect for adding a touch of elegance to pastries, cakes, or other filled desserts.

This cornbread is delicious, use cream style corn, stir in scallions and cheddar cheese, cheesy and moist.

Chicken pot pie topped with crispy golden Tater Tots instead of pastry! Creamy chicken, broccoli, cauliflower, and thyme bubble underneath a crunchy potato crust the whole family will love.

Classic chicken pot pie with fluffy biscuit topping instead of pastry. Creamy mushroom gravy, tender chicken, and peas and carrots under a golden biscuit crown. Simple comfort food done right.