Coffee Pastry Cream

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This is the filling for the java croissants that pastry cook Becky Quan makes for NoMad -- conscionable 1 of respective components (including her Coffee Crumble; spot related recipe) that see a syrup, glaze and crushed java beans.

It's reasonably elemental to re-create a streamlined mentation of her croissants; you could divided a caller bakery croissant and brushwood it with syrup (see David Lebovitz's Croissants aux Amandes; related recipe), cook and fill.

The pastry pick could beryllium flavored with jam, peanut butter, Nutella oregon matcha pulverization alternatively of coffee. You could fold successful tiny pieces of effect oregon cooky crumbs.

You volition person astir a cupful of pastry pick near over, which tin beryllium refrigerated successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 5 days.

Adapted from pastry cook Becky Quan of NoMad successful Las Vegas.

Ingredients

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Servings: 8 (makes a generous 3 cups)

  • 2 cups full milk
  • Scrapings from 1 vanilla bean, positive the pod
  • 1/2 cupful positive 1 tablespoonful granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cupful positive 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 spoon kosher salt
  • 6 ample ovum yolks
  • 8 tablespoons acold unsalted butter, chopped into cubes
  • 1 tablespoonful positive 1 spoon java extract (may substitute powerfully brewed/cooled espresso coffee)

Nutritional Facts

Per 2-tablespoon serving

  • Calories

    90

  • Fat

    6 g

  • Saturated Fat

    3 g

  • Carbohydrates

    8 g

  • Sodium

    25 mg

  • Cholesterol

    60 mg

  • Protein

    1 g

  • Sugar

    6 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from pastry cook Becky Quan of NoMad successful Las Vegas.

Tested by Kristen Hartke and Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published July 12, 2018

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Updated March 16, 2026

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  • Coffee Crumble

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