Strawberries with mint and cream
Minty confectioner's custard, diced strawberries and whipped cream.
190,3084.9/5 for 20 ratings
Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
250 g Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream) - 2
1 handful fresh mint leaves - 3
3 drops food colouring (optional) - 4
250 g strawberries - 5
½ lemon - 6
2 tablespoons Vanilla sugar - 7
250 g Chantilly cream - Total weight: 855 grams
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Measures:
How long does it take?
Time required
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 1 hour 30 min. | 1 hour 30 min. |
Keeping:
Several hours in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Prepare 250 g Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), but leave 1 handful fresh mint leaves in the hot milk to infuse for 15 minutes.
Stage 2 - 25 min.
Then proceed as usual for confectioner's custard (French pastry cream).
You can add 3 drops food colouring (green) when cold.
You can add 3 drops food colouring (green) when cold.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Prepare 250 g Chantilly cream.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Start to assemble dessert: in a glass put a layer of mint custard about 0.5 inch thick.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Add a layer of strawberries, at least twice as deep.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Finish with a layer of whipped cream.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Decorate with mint leaves and a small biscuit or cookie.
Serve without delay.
If you finish early, leave in the fridge, but for not more than half an hour.
Serve without delay.
If you finish early, leave in the fridge, but for not more than half an hour.
Remarks
You can lighten the custard a little by gently folding into it ¼ of the whipped cream.
If you want to prepare in advance, make confectioner's custard the day before, but cut strawberries and whip cream at the last minute.
Tip for better keeping: the whipped cream layer should completely cover stramberries to protect from air and prevent oxydation.
If you want to prepare in advance, make confectioner's custard the day before, but cut strawberries and whip cream at the last minute.
Tip for better keeping: the whipped cream layer should completely cover stramberries to protect from air and prevent oxydation.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 6.32 €
- Per person : 1.05 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Yvetot Douillons, St Tropez tart, Strawberry Verveine Tart , Paris-Brest, Saint Honoré cake, ... All |
 | Chantilly cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ice-cream Vacherin, Key Lime Pie for Jeremy, Millefeuille, St Tropez tart, Strawberry Charlotte, ... All |
| Strawberries: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Strawberry tart, You should not soak strawberries in water, Eton mess, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), Strawberry sorbet, ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Finger biscuits, Apple and almond gratin, Breton sablé biscuit dough, Apricot blancmange, Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard , ... All |
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