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23 recipes tagged with filling.
About 2 ½ cups Because this filling contains raw eggs, it must be baked before using. It is most commonly used in tarts, such as Megan’s Frangipane Fruit…
A sweetened cheese filling made with cottage or farmer cheese, eggs, butter, sugar, salt, and nutmeg. Ideal for pastries, blintzes, or filled baked goods.
A quick stovetop apple filling with brown sugar, raisins, butter, and cinnamon, cooked until thick and sticky. Enough for two 9-inch rings.
A savory sauerkraut and mushroom filling cooked with onion in butter or olive oil. Use it to stuff pierogi, pastries, or savory crepes.
A creamy mashed potato filling mixed with butter and sharp Cheddar or Parmesan, with optional sautéed onion. Use it as a stuffing for pierogi, knishes, or…
About 1 ½ cups Brown sugar and toasted nuts make a superb filling.
A sweet and tangy dried fruit filling made by simmering prunes, apricots, figs, or dates with sugar, lemon juice, and optional brandy, then pureeing until…
A sweet and nutty filling mixture with chocolate, dried fruit, and warm spices, suitable for filling a 9-inch ring.
About 4 cups Use to fill ravioli, tortellini, or cannelloni. Serve with a tomato sauce or Roasted Red Pepper Sauce.
A rich custard filling made with sour cream, sugar, and finely chopped toasted hazelnuts or almonds, thickened with egg and flavored with vanilla or…
About 3 ½ cups This buttercream variation is exceptionally silky smooth and rich. It is very important that the pastry cream and butter be roughly the…
About 2 cups Our favorite filling for ravioli, this is also good in tortellini. Serve the cooked pasta with butter and cheese, or with a tomato sauce. For…
A rich, sweet poppy seed filling made with milk, brown sugar, butter, egg yolks, and almond paste. Perfect for filling pastries or cakes.
A sweet, thick fruit and nut filling made with evaporated milk, dates, figs, and toasted nuts, flavored with vanilla.
A smooth and tangy citrus custard filling made with orange and lemon juices, thickened with egg yolks and cornstarch. Perfect for pies, tarts, or pastries.
About 2 cups This is the vanilla custard filling used for many cakes as well as Boston Cream Pie, Chocolate Éclairs, Fresh Fruit Tart, and countless other…
A smooth custard filling flavored with dried apricots, made by simmering apricots in water with sugar, pureeing, and stirring into a citrus custard base.
About 2 cups As an alternative to this recipe, you may use Sour Cherry Preserves as a filling.
About 3 cups This is a light-colored but rich and creamy chocolate filling. This fills a 17 ½ × 11 ½-inch jelly-roll generously. If you whip it until it…
About 3 ¼ cups Sweet and delicious, this is the traditional German Chocolate Cake filling and topping.
Rich, eggy pastry cream is the key to perfect Boston or Bavarian Cream doughnuts. The only difference between the two is the glaze, so it's easy to make a…
A tangy fruit curd filling for doughnuts, made with citrus, berries, or stone fruit. Leftover curd is great stirred into yogurt or spread on toast.
A rich chicken Marsala filling for ravioli, made with prosciutto, Marsala wine, and Parmesan. Perfect for homemade pasta.
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