Strawberry Mille Feuille is an easy French-inspired dessert made with creamy diplomat creme and fresh strawberry sandwiched between 2 layers of crispy puff pastry. The best summer dessert ever!
This recipe has a surprising burst of flavor in contrast with its mild flaky pastry! As you bite into this dessert, you'll immediately experience its crisp, flaky, and buttery puff pastry that crumbles ever so delicately.
The texture is light and airy, but you will still be able to hold the stack of filling! Speaking of the filling, it's so creamy in taste and velvety smooth in texture! The combination of juicy strawberries and musky, sweet vanilla is enough to make this recipe indulgent and delicately luscious.
The tart, creamy, juicy, and tangy flavors of this recipe surely make this one a must-try!
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Easy Strawberry Mille Feuille Recipe
You can serve this easy Strawberry Mille Feuille for your tea time, as it pairs well with any of your favorite tea! Enjoy a luxurious aesthetic to your afternoon tea time with this delicate pastry!
A dinner party is an ideal way to impress your guests with your creativity and baking skills by serving them this decadent pastry too. The red color of strawberries scattered on top of this pastry is also perfect for Valentine's Day, don't you think? Bake this recipe at home, and wrap it up in some fancy box to gift your loved ones!
Why Does This Recipe Work?
This recipe is rich with smooth and creamy filling, and the flaky and crisp base of puff pastry provides a perfect contrast that makes this recipe a must-try!
Not only is this pastry a delicious one, but it's also very sophisticated to look at, thanks to each French-inspired style. Impress your family and guests by baking this recipe and serving them a decadent dessert!
This recipe is a great way to use up your strawberries. They'll give brightness and a burst of flavor to the pastry!
The sweet and tart-clashing flavor of this dish makes it a great treat for children.
This isn't only a quick and easy recipe, but it's a versatile dish you can serve from breakfast to dinner dessert.
Making this recipe from scratch is a perfect opportunity to practice your baking skills, and when you get it right, it'll be surely rewarding!
Ingredients
Puff Pastry Sheet. The delicate and flaky texture of the puff pastry sheet makes it ideal for layering this dish. When baked, it creates a light and airy texture that's in perfect contrast with the filling. The puff pastry sheet is also easy to cut, so you won't have a hard time slicing it into the size and shape you want for your Strawberry Mille Feuille.
Whole Milk. Whole milk has higher fat content, so when you use it in your pastry cream, the result will be creamier and thicker. Also, it helps improve both the texture and taste of this recipe, so be sure to use it!
Butter. Butter helps your pastry cream get a richer and deeper flavor. The buttery taste of pastry cream will surely complement that of the puff pastry's buttery and flaky taste. The correct amount of butter in pastry cream also helps it stay firm in between the layers without toppling over.
Vanilla Paste. The vanilla paste helps improve all the flavors found in this dish by adding more depth and richness. You may use vanilla extract instead.
Egg Yolks. The fat in egg yolks helps make the pastry cream and also helps it thicken and have a smooth and velvety texture. Egg yolks also help bind the dry and wet ingredients together, preventing them from curdling.
Sugar. Sugar adds sweetness to this pastry. It also helps the egg yolk turn this dish smooth and velvety by preventing the whole milk and egg yolks from coagulating. Sugar also improves the shelf-life of this recipe!
Plain Flour. Plain flour is also useful in thickening pastry cream. It's more ideal because it really helps the pastry cream have a custard-like texture that holds up well between the layers of puff pastry. It also has a neutral flavor that won't affect the vanilla in the pastry cream.
Cornflour. Cornflour is another thickener for your pastry cream. It helps prevent the cream from becoming watery and runny.
Double Cream. Rich and creamy creme diplomat is most likely to happen when you add double cream! Double cream also gives a better mouthfeel to this recipe as it adds a more velvety and delicate texture.
Strawberries. Sprinkling chopped strawberries on top of each layer provide a sweet burst of juicy and tangy flavors that perfectly balance the mild and creamy creme diplomat.
Icing Sugar. It is the perfect sweet finish to this pastry. Icing sugar keeps the puff pastry crisp too.
How To Make Strawberry Mille Feuille
One: Preheat the oven to 190 °C/ 374 °F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Two: Unroll the puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface and use a sharp knife to cut it into 10 equal rectangular pieces.
Three: Place them on the baking tray and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Allow them to cool on a wire rack, and start making the filling.
Four (To Prepare The Creme Diplomat): In a saucepan, add milk, butter, and vanilla and bring to a simmer on low heat, then remove from the heat.
Five: In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until pale add the flour and cornflour to the egg mixture and whisk again until well combined.
Six: Pour the milk slowly over the egg-flour mixture, whisking well, then put the mixture back into the saucepan and return it to heat and cook over medium bowl until it thickens, whisking continuously. Let it cool down to room temperature.
Seven: In a mixing bowl, pour the double cream (whipping cream) and whip using an electric mixer until medium peaks form.
Eight: Fold the whipped cream gently into the pastry cream.
Nine: Use a very sharp knife to cut each pastry rectangular into 2 layers (horizontally).
Ten: Spread 1- 1 ½ tablespoon of the filling on the bottom half of the puff pastry rectangular.
Eleven: Sprinkle some chopped strawberries on top, and then place the other puff pastry sheet on top. Repeat the same for all of the puff pastries. Sprinkle icing sugar on top then serve on a serving plate.
Success Tips
- Keep the puff pastry sheet cold so it'll retain its flaky and buttery texture even when baked.
- Use a piping bag when placing the creme diplomat so the whole dish will look clean.
- Chill the finished Strawberry Mille Feuille in the fridge for two hours so the creme diplomat filling will be able to be set. It'll make the slicing easier.
Recipe Variations
- Drizzle caramel or chocolate sauce on top of this pastry instead of icing sugar for a more flavorful Strawberry Mille Feuille.
- Flavor your creme diplomat with chocolate, almond extract, or citrus zest for more flavor.
Serving Suggestions
A pot of black or green tea is perfect to pair this delicate pastry. Serve this Strawberry Mille Feuille at parties; everyone will enjoy them! Kids can have a great time with this pastry by pairing it with a strawberry milkshake too!
Storage
To store: You may store this pastry in an airtight container before refrigerating it for up to 24 hours.
To freeze: You can also freeze it for up to 1 month. Thaw overnight in the fridge before serving.
Recipe FAQs
Most bakers suggest fresh strawberries, but you can still use frozen strawberries for this recipe so long as you've drained them from excess water.
You can only make the creme diplomat ahead of time, so it can cool, and the flavors can set. Refrigerating for an hour or two is ideal.
Pastry cream is a custard usually thickened with all-purpose flour or cornstarch, while diplomat cream is pastry cream mixed with whipped cream; it is a baker-style cream.
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Recipe
Strawberry Mille Feuille
Equipment
- Electric mixer
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 250 ml whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
- 16 g butter
- 80 g sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 14 g plain flour
- 6 g cornflour
- 300 ml double cream
- 1 cup strawberries , chopped
- 1 tablespoon icing sugar , optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190 °C/ 374 °F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Unroll the puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface and use a sharp knife to cut it into 10 equal rectangular pieces.1 sheet puff pastry
- Place them on the baking tray and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
- Allow them to cool down, and start making the filling.
To make the creme diplomat
- In a saucepan, add milk, butter, and vanilla and bring to a simmer on low heat, then remove from the heat.250 ml whole milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla paste, 16 g butter
- In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until pale add in flour and cornflour and whisk again until well combined.80 g sugar, 2 egg yolks, 14 g plain flour, 6 g cornflour
- Pour the milk over slowly the egg-flour mixture, whisking well, then put the mixture back into the saucepan and return it to heat and cook until it thickens, whisking continuously. Let it cool down to room temperature.
- In a mixing bowl, pour the double cream (whipping cream) and whip until stiff peaks form.300 ml double cream
- Fold the whipped cream gently into the pastry cream.
- Spread 1- 1 ½ tablespoon of the filling on top of the half puff pastry sheet.
- Sprinkle some chopped strawberries on top, and then place the other puff pastry sheet on top.1 cup strawberries
- Repeat the same for all of the puff pastries. Sprinkle icing sugar on top.1 tablespoon icing sugar
Notes
- Keep the puff pastry sheet cold so it'll retain its flaky and buttery texture even when baked.
- Use a piping bag when placing the creme diplomat so the whole dish will look clean.
- Chill the finished dessert in the fridge for two hours so the creme diplomat filling will be able to be set. It'll make the slicing easier.
Recipe Variations
- Drizzle caramel or chocolate sauce on top of this pastry instead of icing sugar for a more flavor.
- Flavor your creme diplomat with chocolate, almond extract, or citrus zest for more flavor.
Katie
Wonderful recipe. I followed the recipe but drizzled the top with melted chocolate instead of powdered sugar.
Patty
Excellent dessert for the weekend. Thanks for sharing the recipe.