I found another delicious sweet without dairy products. It is very similar to common vanilla cream or vanilla pudding, with the only difference that it does not contain any milk or other dairy products. I first heard about apple vanilla cream on TV, and later found this recipe. I do miss that creamy feeling of vanilla pudding sometimes, so I am glad to add this great recipe to my dairy free list of great food like chocolate liqueur and ice cream. And as an additional bonus, it is super easy to make.
Apple vanilla cream recipe
Ingredients:
- 550 mL of apple juice
- 1 pack of vanilla pudding
- 4 teaspoons table sugar
- 1 egg
- Cinnamon powder
Check your pack of vanilla pudding. Usually the content of the pack requires 500 mL of milk to prepare the pudding. If this is not the case, recalculate the amount of apple juice needed for the cream. Bring approximately 500 mL of apple juice to boil. Meanwhile, mix vanilla pudding, sugar, cinnamon and the remaining apple juice to a smooth mixture. Add this to the boiling apple juice while constantly whisking the juice. Best use a good whisk, although a fork can be also useful in a pinch. Mix for 1-2 minutes,do not heat, until it is smooth and even. Now the mixture should be cooled down a bit, so that when you add the egg, it does not coagulate immediately. Whisk the egg in a separate cup and slowly add it to the cream while constantly whisking. Cook and stir for an additional 1-2 minutes and the cream is finished. Allow the cream to cool down (it will get even harder). Stir the cream occasionally to prevent it from solidifying too much and to keep the smooth texture.
Apple vanilla cream variations and notes.
First, your cream will strongly depend on the type of apple juice you are using. If the juice is more acidic, so will be the cream and you might need more sugar to balance the acidity. Alternatively, if the juice is really sweet, you might add less sugar.
Cinnamon is a great combination, since besides enriching the apple taste, it reduces the amount of sugar needed. A really nice way to make a more healthy cream with even better taste.
If you wish, you can skip the egg. In this case the cream will be more solid, a bit less creamy and more glutinous. Not my favorite texture, but this is a personal matter.
Finally if you prefer doing things from scratch, you could use starch and vanilla stalks to the same effect as the vanilla pudding powder.. That way you can fine-tune the vanilla taste and in my opinion the taste is also fuller and richer.
