Original Münsterländer men's cream & women's cream

A dessert with tradition, character and a good portion of Münsterland. This dessert is often a classic on public holidays and at celebrations. But it also looks really good in a picnic basket! Filled in a storage jar, it can be taken anywhere. Just remember a cooling pad on warm days!

Very important: The Münsterländer men's cream is particularly successful when you

with a high level of creaminess
you can taste the rum and
little surprise moments of pleasure through different sized pieces of real block chocolate.

Many thanks to all the countrywomen, mothers, mothers-in-law and neighbours who helped to refine the recipe!

For DAS GUTE LEBEN, here is the best Münsterland men's cream recipe:

Ingredients

For 6 - 8 people:

2 sachets of vanilla custard powder (or with more flavour: bourbon vanilla), alternatively: 3 sachets - provides more stability with possibly higher rum content
1 litre whole milk
2 eggs
80 g sugar/4 tbsp
1 - 1.5 cups of cream
6 - 10 pints of rum (at least 54 %, preferably 80 %) - quantity depending on flavour
Note: Too much rum with only 2 sachets of custard will make the cream thin. Rum can also be replaced with rum flavouring.
1 - 1.25 bars of block chocolate (200 - 250 g) - only real block chocolate!

If you want to make the vanilla pudding yourself:

1 litre of whole milk
80 g cornflour
120 g sugar
2 egg yolks
1 vanilla pod

...and this is how it is done

Make the custard
Mix the custard powder and sugar, stir in 200 ml cold milk. Heat the remaining milk. Stir in the eggs with a whisk, then add the mixture while stirring. Bring to the boil briefly, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.
Leave to cool
Pour the pudding into a glass bowl. Place cling film directly on the surface - this will prevent a skin from forming. Leave to cool completely.
Prepare the chocolate
Roughly chop the block chocolate. Individual large chunks will provide real surprising moments of pleasure later on.
Refine
Whip the cream until stiff. Mix the cold pudding with a mixer until creamy and add the rum. Carefully fold in the cream with a whisk. Stir in about three quarters of the chocolate.
Serve
Sprinkle over the remaining chocolate. Serve in a large bowl or in portions in glasses.

Preparation for the homemade vanilla pudding:

Stir the starch, egg yolks, a quarter of the sugar with approx. 200 ml milk.
Bring the rest of the milk and sugar to the boil and remove from the heat.
Halve the vanilla pod, scrape out the seeds with a knife, add the pod and seeds. Leave to infuse for 10 minutes.
Reheat, stir in the cornflour mixture and thicken while stirring.
Continue as described above.

Variant: Münsterländer ladies cream

Replace dark block chocolate with white chocolate.
Replace the rum with thick eggnog.
Adjust the amount of eggnog according to the desired intensity, as eggnog usually has a significantly lower alcohol content.
And if you like, you can also add a layer of cherry jelly as the bottom layer.

A real classic - versatile, regionally rooted and definitely not a lightweight.

Here you can enjoy your picnic

The contents of your picnic basket are now ready! Now the question is: where are you going to enjoy this delicious men's cream? The Münsterland region has many enchanting picnic spots to offer. You're spoilt for choice: picnic in the park, by a lake or in front of a castle? Find your ideal spot for an outdoor meal below!