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The Grandma's Carnival Custard Ravioli Recipe You Can't Miss This Year

The Grandma's Carnival Custard Ravioli Recipe You Can't Miss This Year

Carnival Custard Ravioli are basically sweet ravioli filled with a luscious pastry cream. What makes them so special is the contrast between the crispy outer shell and the velvety smooth filling inside. That pastry cream is infused with the warm, comforting flavors of vanilla and lemon zest, creating an explosion of flavors with each bite.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g pastry cream recipe here
  • 300 g 00 flour or all-purpose flour
  • 60 g milk
  • 40 g sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 20 ml liqueur of your choice
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 L peanut seed oil
  • Icing sugar to taste

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the custard and then let it cool completely.
  • Meanwhile, sift the flour into a large bowl and add milk, sugar, egg, liqueur, baking powder and salt. Begin kneading until all ingredients are combined. Continue kneading for at least 5–10 minutes until a soft dough forms.
  • Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let rest for 30 minutes.
  • Once the dough has rested for the necessary time, roll it out with a rolling pin or a pasta machine to a thickness of 2-3 cm, not too thin or the filling will leak out during frying.
  • Using a pasta cutter, divide the dough into strips about 8-9 cm wide.
  • Place small mounds made with a heaping teaspoon of pastry cream on the first pasta strip, spacing them 8-9 cm apart and leaving at least 1.5 cm from the edges of the ravioli.
  • At this point, it is essential to moisten the edges of the pasta strips if they have dried out slightly. Otherwise, the ravioli may open during cooking, causing the filling to leak into the oil and create a mess.
  • Now, carefully place another strip of pasta dough on top. Press the dough around the filling to remove any air pockets, then use a fluted wheel cutter to cut out rectangular ravioli.
  • Ensure the edges are well-sealed by pressing firmly with your fingers or a fork. Proceed in this manner until you have used up all the dough strips.

Deep-fried Cooking

  • Heat a generous amount of peanut oil in a pan and fry the ravioli in small batches until lightly golden brown on both sides. Remove the fried ravioli with a slotted spoon and drain them on paper towels.
  • Let Ravioli cool, then dust with powdered sugar, and serve.

Oven Cooking

  • Arrange the ravioli on a parchment-lined baking sheet and brush them lightly with melted butter. Bake in a preheated 180 °C (356 °F) oven for 15–20 minutes until golden brown. Remove the sweet ravioli from the oven and allow them to cool on a wire rack before serving.
  • Once cooled, generously dust with powdered sugar.​