1.   And one of the best desserts is the Coppa Antica, a blend of pastry cream, whipped cream and crisp meringue.

2.   Add chilled pastry cream and mix until well blended and smooth.

3.   Allow the pastry cream to cool completely. . .

4.   But pastry cream is time-consuming.

5.   But some just used plain custard, and others insisted on personalizing pastry cream with flavors like lime and passion fruit.

6.   Carefully fill puffs with pastry cream, ice cream, chocolate mousse, sweetened whipped cream or other dessert fillings.

7.   Classically sweet souffles have a base of pastry cream.

8.   Continue to layer bananas and pastry cream until you reach the top of the crust, finishing with the pastry cream to prevent the bananas from turning brown.

9.   For pastry cream, you beat in the cornstarch as well.

10.   Fold apple dice and Calvados into pastry cream.