Interesting. I would guess it would make it creamier but also probably a bit heavier.

Christoph: I found a similar recipe online that adds a third ingredient (cream cheese). See https://www.food.com/recipe/easy-bavarian-cream-136204.

How do you think the cream cheese would effect the taste and texture of the end result?

I am so happy to hear you liked this recipe. It is certainly an easy, delicious, and versatile filling. Thank you so much for sharing!

WOW!! Two ingredient perfection! I was eating this stuff straight from the bowl, it was that good! I paired it with strawberry puree to fill my strawberries and cream layer cake. The creaminess of this cream with the tart zingy-ness from the strawberry puree made for a balanced, not too sweet cake. I cannot wait to try this cream for a fruit trifle, and so many other possibilities. 10/10!

Overmixing can make the cream grainy. And again this is just a tasty substitute for true Bavarian cream.

In reply to Rose Reynders.

I had this problem, and I didn’t try again 😢

Thanks for sharing your experience. I know I personally have attempted a few substitutions when I did not have an ingredient, and you never know, sometimes they work out just fine.

In reply to Christoph.

Love the recipe as written, Unfortunely I could only find half and half this time and I tried a conversion I found on google to make this recipe but it wasn’t thick enough for a cake filling , I added some cream cheese to it but it’s still loose. Tastes amazing still, just thought I’d weigh in on my experiment.

I personally have not noticed a grainy texture, but I normally start slow with the mixer to avoid the pudding mix flying out of the bowl. Good tip though and thanks!