Strawberries with mint and cream
1 hour 30 min.
Easy
2 people
7 Ingredients- 1
½ cup Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream) - 2
1⁄3 handful fresh mint leaves - 3
1 drop food colouring (optional) - 4
2⁄3 cup strawberries - 5
0 lemon - 6
1 tablespoon Vanilla sugar - 7
½ cup Chantilly cream
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Stage 2 - 25 min.
You can add 1 drop food colouring (green) when cold.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Serve without delay.
If you finish early, leave in the fridge, but for not more than half an hour.
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.
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 50 RDI=20 % | 210 RDI=20 % | 110 RDI=20 % | 800 RDI=40 % | 3,340 RDI: 40 % |
| Per 100 g | 20 RDI=6 % | 70 RDI=7 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 270 RDI=10 % | 1,150 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=9 % | 100 RDI=10 % | 50 RDI=8 % | 400 RDI=20 % | 1,670 RDI: 20 % |
- For 2 people : 2.15 €
- Per person : 1.10 €
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