Hungarian Krémes (Classic Cream Slice)

Here is the authentic Hungarian Krémes recipe 🇭🇺✨
(That famous creamy, flaky Hungarian dessert everyone loves!)

Hungarian Krémes (Classic Cream Slice)

For the pastry:

  • 2 sheets puff pastry

Ingredients:

For the cream filling:

  • 4 cups milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 4 egg whites
  • Pinch of salt

For topping:

  • Powdered sugar

Instructions:

  1. Bake puff pastry sheets until golden, let cool.
  2. Heat milk with half the sugar.
  3. Mix yolks, cornstarch, remaining sugar, and vanilla.
  4. Slowly add hot milk, cook until thick. Add butter.
  5. Beat egg whites with salt until stiff and fold gently into cream.
  6. Spread cream on one pastry, top with second pastry.
  7. Chill 4 hours, dust with powdered sugar and slice.

Light, creamy, and absolutely irresistible 😍
If you want, I can also give you a no-bake version or a faster 15-minute cream hack 😋

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