Delicious thick and creamy bakery shop quality Bavarian cream is easy to make with just two simple ingredients and about five minutes.  Use the cream in between the layers of a cake, or as a pie filling.  You can also use this recipe to fill your cream puffs and eclairs, and making a Boston cream pie has never been so easy.  Use any flavor of instant pudding mix to whip up unlimited creations to please your family and friends.  Replace a quarter cup of the cream with Kahlua, Irish cream, or your favorite cordial to add some additional delight.

Bavarian cream is similar to pastry cream, both using eggs as an ingredient.  Pastry cream is custard based whereas Bavarian cream is gelatin based.  Boston crem is the same thing as Bavarian cream just given an American sounding name.  Making either of these creams from scratch does require a bit of time and effort however this quick and easy recipe is a darn tasty substitute.

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Two-Ingredient Bavarian Cream

Five minutes and two ingredients is all you need to make this delicious and creamy bakery quality filling for cakes and pastries.

Course Cakes, Dessert

Cuisine American, German

Keyword Easy Bavarian Cream Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 2 cups

Author Christoph

Ingredients

• 1 3.4 ounce box instant pudding mix any flavor
• 2 cups heavy cream

Instructions

• Beat pudding mix and cream in a mixing bowl until thick.  Refrigerate. 
• Use Bavarian cream as a filling for cakes, pies, or pastries.

Notes

Any flavor of instant pudding mix can be used for this recipe. 

 

If you require more than 2 cups of cream use the larger package and just replace the amount of milk listed on the box with heavy whipping cream.

 

You can add extra flavor to your cream by replacing 1/4 cup of cream with 1/4 cup of Kahlua, Bailey Irish Cream, or your favorite cordial.