If you wish, substitute 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract for the vanilla bean, adding it after the pastry cream is removed from heat. Place the milk, half the sugar and the vanilla bean in a saucepan over medium heat. Combine the egg yolks and the remaining sugar in a bowl and whisk until light in color. Add in the flour and the salt, mix to combine.
Creamy vanilla custard pastry filling has always been my favourite. Even as a kid I always devoured all the frosting and topping on a cake, leaving the dry sponge untouched. I was never too keen on pastry either, it was always the filling I loved. This sugar-free French pastry cream is the perfect filling for low-carb desserts.
Regular vanilla ice cream is full of sugar, which means it’s not keto-friendly. A ⅔ cup serving of Ben & Jerry’s Vanilla Ice Cream contains a whopping 28g of carbs, with 27g coming from sugars. But don’t worry, because I’m sharing my rich and creamy Keto Vanilla Ice Cream recipe that’s perfectly scoopable right out of the freezer!
Churn the keto vanilla ice cream mixture in your ice cream machine following the manufacturer's instructions. When it's finished churning it should have roughly the consistency of soft serve (it'll firm up to be the perfect scoopable ice cream consistency after a few hours in the freezer).