Name: Coconut Lime Pastry Cream
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients: 1 (13.5 fl. oz.) can coconut milk; ½ cups brown sugar, packed; 2 egg yolks; 1 Tbsp. cornstarch; Zest and juice from 1 lime; 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature

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Coconut Lime Pastry Cream

Recipe by Michael Kimball, Savory Spice Test Kitchen

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Floral and fruity makrut lime gives this salted pastry cream a surprising twist.

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Serves 2 cups

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cooking Time 10 minutes

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Ingredients

1 (13.5 fl. oz.) can coconut milk ½ cups brown sugar, packed

1 tsp. Makrut Lime Sea Salt

2 egg yolks 1 Tbsp. cornstarch Zest and juice from 1 lime 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature

Directions

In a medium pot, combine coconut milk, brown sugar, and Makrut Lime Sea Salt. In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks and cornstarch until slightly thickened. Bring coconut milk mixture to just below a simmer (bubbles starting to emerge around edges) over medium heat before slowly pouring into yolk mixture while whisking. Pour entire mixture back into the pot and continue stirring over medium heat for about 2 min., or until mixture has thickened to a pudding-like consistency. Transfer to a clean bowl and stir in lime zest, lime juice to taste, and butter. Cover with plastic wrap pressed directly onto the surface of the pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming and transfer to the refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours.