Puff Pastry With Strawberries & Cream

Springtime is all about fresh fruit, and this Puff Pastry with Strawberries & Cream is the perfect ending to any meal.  It’s light and airy, not too sweet, but just right!

I love strawberries, and during the spring they’re super sweet, bright red, juicy, and packed with flavor. 

PUFF PASTRY WITH STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM

yield: 8-10 SERVINGS

prep time: 45 MINUTES

cook time: 15 MINUTES

total time: 1 HOUR

This Puffed Pastry with Strawberries and Cream is the perfect finishing touch to any meal. Light, airy, & delicious – it doesn’t get much better than this!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 package puff pastry, thawed
• 1 pound strawberries, sliced and separated
• ¼ cup sugar, separated
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar, plus more for garnish
• 1 vanilla bean, scraped

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Unfold thawed puff pastry and cut out 4-inch rounds with biscuit cutter. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until golden. Cool. 
3. Take ¼ pound of strawberries and purée with 2 tablespoons sugar. Strain and set aside.
4. Mix remaining strawberries with sugar and lemon juice. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
5. Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and contents of vanilla bean.
6. Cut each puff pastry round in half horizontally. Top with whipped cream and strawberries. Top with other half of puff pastry, more whipped cream, strawberries, and drizzle strawberry sauce. Garnish with powdered sugar.

Adapted from:  Chef Jill Mathias of Chez Nous

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