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Name: Strawberries with mint and cream
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 250 g Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream); 1 handful fresh mint leaves; 3 drops food colouring; 250 g strawberries; ½ lemon; 2 tablespoons Vanilla sugar; 250 g Chantilly cream

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Strawberries with mint and cream

Minty confectioner's custard, diced strawberries and whipped cream.

189,5674.9/5 for 20 ratings

Last modified on: February 21^th 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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Fulfillment

Preparation	Start to finish
1 hour 30 min.	1 hour 30 min.

Preservation:

Several hours in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

Strawberries with mint and cream : Photo of step #1

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.

Strawberries with mint and cream : Photo of step #2

Then proceed as usual for confectioner's custard (French pastry cream).

You can add 3 drops food colouring (green) when cold.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

Strawberries with mint and cream : Photo of step #3

Wash 250 g strawberries, add 2 tablespoons Vanilla sugar, juice of ½ lemon and mix well.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

Strawberries with mint and cream : Photo of step #4

Prepare 250 g Chantilly cream.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Strawberries with mint and cream : Photo of step #5

Start to assemble dessert: in a glass put a layer of mint custard about 0.5 inch thick.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Strawberries with mint and cream : Photo of step #6

Add a layer of strawberries, at least twice as deep.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Strawberries with mint and cream : Photo of step #7

Finish with a layer of whipped cream.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Strawberries with mint and cream : Photo of step #8

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.

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.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 6.32 €
Per person : 1.05 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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	Chantilly cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: St Tropez tart, Warm apple feuillantines, Peach Melba, Strawberry Charlotte, Coupe Augustin, ... All
	Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mirlitons, Like Bounty, Hot chocolate, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Pistachio custard tart, ... All

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