Description
Flaky puff pastry filled with strawberry jam, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries. Finished with powdered sugar and melted chocolate drizzle, these cream puffs are simple yet elegant, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
400g Puff pastry
100g Fresh strawberries, sliced
100ml Whipping cream (sweetened with a few tablespoons of icing sugar)
8 teaspoons Strawberry jam
1 tablespoon White cocoa syrup (@saveur_cestdelicieux)
2 tablespoons Icing sugar, for sprinkling
Melted chocolate, for drizzling
1 Egg (for egg wash)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven according to puff pastry package instructions.
2. Cut hearts or rectangles from the puff pastry. If using rectangles, use half the pastry. If using hearts, use the full 400g sheet. Save offcuts for pies.
3. Brush pastry shapes with egg wash.
4. Bake until puffed and golden, then cool slightly.
5. Slice each pastry open.
6. Spoon 1 teaspoon of strawberry jam inside each pastry.
7. Pipe whipped cream mixed with white cocoa syrup into the pastry.
8. Add freshly sliced strawberries on top of the cream.
9. Close with the top pastry layer.
10. Dust with icing sugar and drizzle with melted chocolate.
11. Serve immediately and enjoy.
Notes
Serve filled cream puffs the same day for best texture.
Unfilled baked pastry shells can be stored airtight for 2 days.
Try raspberry, apricot, or blueberry jam for variation.
Decorate with white chocolate drizzle, sprinkles, or edible flowers.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: French-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream puff
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g