Easy Strawberry Puff Pastry Stacks with Cream
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
45 mins
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Servings
10 pieces
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Calories
275 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Mediterranean, French
Easy Strawberry Puff Pastry Stacks with Cream
Description
This recipe uses all-butter puff pastry cut into equal rectangles and baked until lightly golden. While the pastry cools, a creme diplomat is prepared by cooking milk with butter and vanilla, then whisking in egg yolks, sugar, flour, and cornflour to create a thick custard. The custard is cooled to room temperature before assembly. Strawberries are chopped for filling and halved for garnish.
The finished dessert layers crisp, flaky puff pastry with a generous amount of silky cream and fresh strawberry pieces, providing balanced textures and flavors. The tops are dusted with icing sugar and garnished with fresh strawberry halves for a polished look.
These stacks can be made a few days in advance and kept fresh in an airtight container. If the pastry cream thickens too much after chilling, gently whisk it before assembling. Mixing the egg yolks, sugar, and starches into a smooth paste before cooking helps prevent lumps, ensuring a silky custard.
Ingredients
- 1 heet puff pastry 320 grams, all butter, 35cmx23cm (14"x9"
- 250 ml milk 1 cup, full fat
- 16 g butter (1 tbsp)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla paste
- 2 egg yolk
- 80 g sugar
- 14 g flour (1 ¾ tbsp)
- 16 g cornflour (2 ⅛ tbsp)
- 200 ml cream double
- 250 g strawberries (cut in small pieces)
- 5 strawberry to garnish, cut in halves
- icing sugar (to garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190 °C (fan oven).
- Unroll the puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface and cut into 10 equal rectangular pieces (2 of the rectangular might be slightly larger).
- Place them on a tray lined with parchment paper and cook for 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
- Let the cooked puff pastries cool down and start making the creme diplomat.
- Place the milk, butter, and vanilla paste in a saucepan and gently bring to simmer on low heat. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
- In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until the mixture becomes pale and thick. Add the flour along with the cornflour and whisk to combine.
- Add half of the hot milk into the flour-egg mixture, whisking well, and return the mixture into the saucepan with the rest of the milk.
- Return the saucepan to heat and cook until it thickens, whisking continuously. Let it boil for a minute stirring continuously then remove from the heat. Let it cool down to room temperature.
- When the pastry cream has reached room temperature, start whipping the double cream or whipping cream until you reach stiff peaks.
- Whisk the pastry cream to loosen then fold in the whipped cream gently in 2 stages.
- Split the puff pastries in half and put 1- 1 ½ tablespoon of diplomat cream on top of the half puff pastry sheet.
- Place a couple of tablespoons of chopped strawberries on top of the diplomat cream and place the other puff pastry sheet on top. Repeat the same for all of the puff pastries.
- Sprinkle on some icing sugar using a small sieve and place a piece of strawberry for garnish.
Notes
- Fill the puff pastry stacks with your preferred cream; berries or other fruits can replace strawberries.
- Store assembled stacks in an airtight container for 2-3 days to keep them fresh.
- Whisk the pastry cream if it thickens too much after chilling to restore smoothness.
- Mix eggs, cornstarch, and sugar into a smooth paste before cooking to avoid lumps in the custard.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10pieces
Amount Per Serving
Calories 275 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 275kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 69mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 83mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 118mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 393IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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