Millefeuille with Chantilly cream and fruits of the forest

Our journey to discover the most delicate and tempting sweet pastries from the international pastry-making tradition includes making delicious recipes which have been reinterpreted in various ways, looking for the best balance between flavours and ingredients, because the skill in making pastries is measured precisely in those flashes of elegant creativity. Here is, then, our special recipe for the famous millefeuille pastry, made in this case with Chantilly cream and fruits of the forest, combining in a single dish the maximum pleasure for both the eye and the stomach - in short, a perfect demonstration of the culinary art, satisfying in one delicious confection all the desires of a sweet tooth. Follow our guidance, step-by-step, and get ready to share with your guests an exclusive and sensational pastry that will thrill everyone who eats it in just a few forkfuls. Are you ready to soak up the acclamation of your guests?

Ingredients

Nutritional values 520 kcal / serving

Protein
8g
Carbohydrates
58g
Fat
28g
Fiber
2g

* approximate values per serving

Information
25 minutes Total time
20 minutes Active time
Serves 5 persons
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Preparation

First of all, prepare the pastry cream: beat the egg yolks with the sugar until you have a frothy and smooth consistency. Then pour in the milk little by little, and finally sift in the flour and vanilla. Mix well and put everything in a pan over low heat and cook for about ten minutes, stirring constantly. Let the pastry cream cool, and in the meantime whip the cream. When the pastry cream is completely cold add the whipped cream, stirring from the bottom up with a spoon. Now that the Chantilly cream is ready, roll out the puff pastry as thinly as possible until you have enough for three layers of the same size. Prick the pastry dough with a fork and bake the three layers in the oven on a medium heat for 20 minutes (if you have a gas oven, turn the layers over halfway through the cooking time and take care not to burn them). Remove them from the oven and let them cool. With a knife, trim the edges of the pastry and cut it into squares. Place one square of pastry directly on a plate, spread with cream and add a few berries. Put a second square of pastry on the first and spread on some more cream. Add a few more berries. Now lie the third pastry square on top. Dust with icing sugar and decorate with a few more berries. Finally, if you want to, you could pour a little wild strawberry sauce over the whole thing. Prepare more individual pastries until all the pastry and Chantilly cream is used up.

Tips
To speed up the preparation of the exquisite Chantilly cream, vanillin is used in place of the vanilla pod.
Trivia
Chantilly whipped cream was made for the first time in France by François Vatel, during the 1600s.

Step by step

Egg yolks and sugar
Egg yolks and sugar
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Additional information

Napoleon recipe single portion, deconstructed Napoleon

The Napoleon lends itself to many different interpretations. You can fill it with classic pastry cream, chantilly cream, or chocolate cream. And enrich it with your favorite fruits, fresh or dried, chocolate chips, and much more. What we love about the Napoleon is that you can also go well beyond the simple preparation of the classic Napoleon. You can prepare it in individual portions, creating a single portion recipe of the Napoleon, or a deconstructed Napoleon. In this case, you will prepare the puff pastry and serve it on the same plate alongside the other ingredients.

Tips for making a perfect NapoleonIf you decide to prepare a Napoleon using ready-made puff pastry, be sure to prick it well before baking. The puff pastry tends to puff up, so if you don't prick the puff pastry before baking, it may puff up and you would have a lot of difficulty filling it.

Other names for the Napoleon

The Napoleon is also known by the name of Napoleon. It is, in fact, a dessert that does not belong to classic Italian cakes, but to French tradition. It usually consists of three or more layers of puff pastry. Between the layers, tradition dictates that there is pastry cream. As already discussed elsewhere on this page, nowadays there are many variations: chantilly cream, whipped cream, various jams, fresh fruit, chocolate chips, everyone then makes their Napoleon to their liking. The Diplomatico or Diplomatic cake is also a delicious variant of the Napoleon.

Ideas for preparing an original Napoleon recipe

Here are some ideas for preparing a deliciously original and tasty Napoleon

  • chocolate Napoleon, with chocolate pastry cream and some small meringues for decoration
  • strawberry Napoleon, also with meringues
  • single portion Napoleon with cream, with coffee powder
  • Napoleon with ricotta cream

Some curiosities about the Napoleon

Even though the Napoleon is not a cake or dessert of Italian tradition, it must also be said that it is very loved as a birthday cake. It is well-suited for birthdays but also anniversaries or graduations. It is liked because it perfectly combines freshness, crunchiness, and creaminess. It is a traditional dessert that can be revisited in the cream tart version, that is, a cake in the shape of a number or numbers. Spectacular and delicious, the cream tart is the perfect cake for your special parties. If you are setting up a birthday buffet, the cream tart is truly perfect for its aesthetic appeal and also for its pleasant and well-balanced flavor.