Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Pastry Cream – Egg-Free (Vanilla, Banana, or Almond)

Ingredients:

• 3 cups gluten free diary-free milk without gum (homemade, unsweetened oat milk, rice milk, almond milk)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup gluten-free dairy-free margarine (or ghee, if tolerated), melted
• 1/2 teaspoon guar gum
• 2 teaspoons gluten free clear artificial vanilla (LorAnn Oils) (or pure vanilla extract)
• 1 teaspoon lemon, banana, or almond extract, to replace 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

Instructions:

1. Heat the milk and sugar in a medium-sized saucepan; stirring occasionally.
2. In a separate container, sprinkle the guar gum on top of the melted margarine/ghee and whisk until evenly distributed; whisk into the hot milk mixture, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until thick and coats the back of the spoon. Draw a line on the back of the spoon using your fingernail and it should remain.
3. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
4. Distribute evenly into six 6-ounce ramekins (or one large heatproof container) and place plastic wrap, wax paper, or parchment paper directly on top of the pastry cream. Refrigerate until thoroughly or partially chilled. (Sometimes you just can't wait!) Serve warm over warm coffee cake, chilled as a dessert, or as a filling for cakes and pastries, just to name a few ideas.

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