374 pastry cream recipes

Cherry pie with a tangy sour cream custard and a hint of almond, finished with a golden lattice crust. Use fresh black or red cherries for the brightest flavor. Ready in one hour.

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

Flaky puff pastry layered with a creamy spinach, green chili, and cream cheese filling. Just 5 ingredients, cut into squares or diamonds for an easy appetizer or snack.

Yankee maple sugar apple pie sweetens tart apples with a full cup of soft maple sugar instead of granulated. Just cinnamon, a hint of flour, and dotted butter under a cream-washed top crust deliver heritage New England flavor.

Smoked trout and grilled apple strudel wraps flaky phyllo around a savory filling of smoked trout, fire-charred Granny Smith apples, shallots and cream cheese. Restaurant-style appetizer.

Festive raisin tarts with a brown sugar, walnut, and orange juice filling in mini pastry shells. Bite-sized holiday treats similar to butter tarts, topped with whipped cream.

Leek and feta quiche in a crispy buttered phyllo crust with sautéed leeks, crumbled feta, cream, and eggs. A Greek-inspired twist on classic quiche with flaky, golden layers.

Stuffed chicken breast wrapped in puff pastry with a spinach, cream cheese, garlic, and basil filling. A golden, flaky main dish that looks impressive but comes together in 40 minutes.

Chicken and leek pie is a traditional Irish supper layered with ham, leeks, mace, and stock under shortcrust pastry. Hot cream poured in through the steam hole at the end sets to a soft jelly when cold.

These small but scrumptious pastries are made with salmon and diced cucumbers.

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!

Irish pastry-wrapped baked apples stuffed with brown sugar, raisins, and cinnamon. Sweet apples wrapped in puff pastry, baked until tender.

Little phyllo cheesecakes with crispy buttered pastry shells filled with orange cream cheese and topped with orange marmalade. No-bake filling, make-ahead friendly bite-sized desserts.