Almond Pastry Cream with Honey

Egg and Dairy Free Pastry Cream

This quick recipe for pastry cream is made with almond milk, honey and potato starch and it's a great dairy and egg free alternative to creme patisserie.

Eggless Almond Milk Pastry Cream

Info

Nutrition per serving
NutrientAmountRDA
Net Carbs16.5 g6%
of which Sugars6.9 g7.7%
Fibers0.9 g3.3%
Fats0.9 g1.3%
of which Saturates0.1 g0.5%
of which Omega 30 g1.7%
Proteins0.4 g0.8%
Calcium154 mg15.4%
Vitamin A0 mcg0%
Vitamin C0 mg0.1%
Iron0.3 mg2%
Potassium65 mg1.9%
Sodium61 mg2.6%
Cholesterol0 mg0%
Kcal75 3.7%
Macro split
  • net carbs 89%
  • sugars 37%
  • fats 5%
  • saturates 1%
  • proteins 2%
  • fibers 5%
*RDA based on a 2000 kcal diet;
**Nutritional data sources: USDA, food labels.
KCAL
75 per serving
TIME
15m
HEALTH

Pastry creme or creme patisserie is perfect for filling pastries, tarts, and cakes. As the classic recipe uses eggs and milk, today we want to propose a dairy free and eggless version.

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This simple and quick recipe is prepared with:

  • unsweetened almond milk

  • honey

  • potato starch

  • hint of vanilla

To make almond cream from just almond milk, you need to add sifted potato starch to the milk and heat it. Then, the starch will thicken as it cooks making the milk dense and glossy until it reaches a cream-like consistency. That’s it!

Instead of using confectioner sugar, you can make this cream naturally sweet with honey or, for vegans, with maple syrup.

Compared to the classic recipe, this one is lower in fat because almond contains fewer saturated fats than dairy while providing precious nutrients like vitamin E.

If you love coconut, you can also try this vegan coconut cream or coconut lemon curd recipe to use as cake and tart filling.

And for more filling ideas for your bakes, check out this passion fruit curd, lemon-flavoured ganache, and orange chocolate frosting!

Note: The default ingredients yield 400g of almond cream which is enough to fill one 20cm (8 inches) cake or tart.

Ingredients

Adjustments
Serves
Measuring System
Almond Milk330 mL
Honey30 g
Vanilla Extract1/2 tsp
Potato Starch50 g

Step 1

To prepare this eggless cream, combine the almond milk, honey, and vanilla extract in a pot.

Add the sifted potato starch and stir well with the help of a whisk to avoid lumps.

Step 1.1 of Eggless Almond Milk Pastry Cream

Step 2

Transfer the pot to the cooking hob and turn on to medium heat.

Keep whisking while the milk warms up to avoid lumps, or that sticks to the bottom of the pot and burns.

As soon as you notice that the cream thickens, remove it immediately from the heat, then stir vigorously for at least 30 seconds until the cream thickens up.

With the amount of starch we use, you will get a very firm cream, which is ideal as a filling for cake as it will keep its shape. You can decrease the amount of starch just a little bit if you want a looser cream, but keep this well in mind: the lower amount of fats in this recipe makes it hard for the cream the emulsify, hence why we use more starch.

Step 2.1 of Eggless Almond Milk Pastry Cream

Step 3

Transfer the hot and glossy almond cream into a clean bowl and cover with cling film.

Make sure that the film adheres to the surface of the cream.

Place in the fridge and allow cooling for at least 1 hour.

Your dairy-free almond cream is ready for your next sweet creations!

Step 3.1 of Eggless Almond Milk Pastry Cream

Tips

As there are no eggs in this recipe, the pastry cream is white, but you can add a pinch of turmeric to get the bright yellow colour of the classic custard.

You can optionally add a tablespoon of coconut oil to the cream for a richer result.