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Strawberries with mint and cream

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

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

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Duration

1 hour 30 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: September 14^th 2026

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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

Times for this recipe

Preparation

1 hour 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 20 min.

Strawberries with mint and cream : Stage 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 : Stage 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 : Stage 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 : Stage 4

Prepare 250 g Chantilly cream.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.

Strawberries with mint and cream : Stage 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 : Stage 6

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

Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.

Strawberries with mint and cream : Stage 7

Finish with a layer of whipped cream.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 5 min.

Strawberries with mint and cream : Stage 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.

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

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	16 g RDI=25 %	94 g RDI=36 %	36 g RDI=50 %	167 kcal RDI=8 %	702 kJ RDI=8 %
Per person	23 g RDI=35 %	134 g RDI=51 %	51 g RDI=71 %	238 kcal RDI=12 %	1,000 kJ RDI=12 %
Whole recipe	138 g RDI=213 %	808 g RDI=305 %	310 g RDI=425 %	1,433 kcal RDI=72 %	6,000 kJ RDI=72 %