119 pastry cream recipes

Fresh strawberries baked under a flaky single-crust pastry with just sugar, flour, and butter. This rustic deep-dish strawberry pie is simple, juicy, and begs for a dollop of whipped cream.

Acadian cranberry pie, a Nova Scotian tradition: tart cranberries cooked with sugar and enriched with egg and butter, baked in a lattice crust and served with cream. Sweet-tart, rustic, and old-fashioned.

Simple veggie quiche with grated zucchini, carrots, and Swiss cheese in a rich egg custard. Only seven ingredients for an easy crustless-optional brunch.

Crisp deep-fried curry puffs filled with cooked lamb, curry powder, and mango chutney syrup. A classic Anglo-Indian party appetizer that can be made ahead.

Puff-top shrimp bisque: individual soup cups crowned with golden puff pastry lids, hiding a creamy shrimp and zucchini bisque. Impressive starter for two.

Flaky phyllo pastry wrapped around sweet-savory cabbage filling with apples, dates, and tangy mustard sour cream for an elegant vegetarian main or show-stopping side dish.

Fluffy puff pasty filled with red plum and almond, after baking it comes out juicy inside and crispy outside, topped with cream and sour cream mixture, giving the extra creaminess!

Rhubarb tart with orange glaze layers tart-sweet rhubarb over buttery puff pastry, then gets brushed with a reduced citrus syrup. Two rectangles, one sheet pan, one of the easiest stone-fruit-season desserts going.

Flaky puff pastry layered with real vanilla bean custard, whipped cream, and sliced fresh strawberries, dusted with powdered sugar. A homemade take on the classic French mille-feuille.

Kipper pate slices layer creamy smoked fish on golden puff pastry, finished with a cool cucumber-mint dressing. A British appetizer that handles a dinner party with quiet confidence.

Apple sour cream pie with Granny Smith apples and golden raisins in a tangy custard filling under a lattice crust. A creamy twist on classic apple pie where the sour cream adds richness and a slight tang.

Throughout the Middle East, bureks are made by folding buttered, cheese-filled phyllo dough into little triangular shapes. Cigarro bureks taste the same but, as the name implies, are rolled into cylindrical shapes resembling small cigars.

Crispy golden phyllo cups filled with a creamy smoked trout, horseradish and scallion mixture, topped with cool shredded cucumber. An elegant make-ahead appetizer that yields 48 bite-sized pieces.

Crispy phyllo tart shells filled with homemade creme fraiche and topped with fresh mixed berries on a raspberry coulis. An elegant French-inspired dessert with shatteringly flaky pastry and tangy cream.

Beef and onion deep dish pie with ground beef, sweet peas, and sour cream filling under a flaky puff pastry crust. Weeknight comfort with bistro-style golden top.

Sunny lemon pie with a custard filling made from fresh lemon juice, orange juice, heavy cream, and eggs baked in a flaky crust until deep golden. Bright, tangy, and rich.