Super Easy Strawberries and Cream Puff Pastry
This is the easiest dessert to make when you need to make something last minute. It has the perfect amount of crunch and creaminess, making it absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 puff pastry sheet size 9.75" X 10.5"
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar (plus more to sift on completed pastry)
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 large strawberries Sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cut the puff pastry sheet into squares. Put them on the lined baking sheet about an half inch apart. Put them in the oven for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
- To make the cream, whisk together the heavy cream, flour, powdered sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. When it's fully incorporated put it on the stove on medium high heat while constantly whisking. It's very important that you do not stop whisking because the cream can burn very quickly. Once the cream thickens (about 2-3 minutes), put it on the side to cool.
- Once the cream is cool and the puff pastry is out of the oven, cut each pastry square in half horizontally and fill with a spoon of cream and slice of strawberry. Sift some powdered sugar on stop of each puff pastry square.
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Notes
- Make sure to whisk all the cream ingredients together first, before putting it on the stove. This will prevent the flour from clumping up.
- You can make the cream in advance and store it in the fridge until you're ready to make the pastry. If you do that, the cream will thicken in the fridge, you can thin it out by mixing some milk into it.
- Once the completed puff pastry goes in the fridge, it will lose its crunch and get soggy (will still be delicious though). So it's best to make it a few hours before you're planning on serving it, and leave it out until then.