Name: Fresh fruit creme puff recipe by Runa Ganguly at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Pastry Cream:; 250 ml plain whole milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 50 gm caster sugar; 3 egg yolks; 10 gm plain flour; 10 gm cornflour; 200 gm unsalted butter; Egg wash:; 1 egg; 2 tsp milk; Fresh fruits chopped/sliced(strawberries,peaches,kiwis,etc); Pastry:; 200gm butter unsalted; 1 cup water; 1 cup plain flour; 4 eggs

ABOUT Fresh fruit creme puff RECIPE

Cream puffs are rich desserts that made their debut in the United States in 1880. However, the first cream puff originated in Europe sometime during the 1540's. This recipe has creme puff loaded with fresh fruits.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Pastry Cream:
250 ml plain whole milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
50 gm caster sugar
3 egg yolks
10 gm plain flour
10 gm cornflour
200 gm unsalted butter
Egg wash:
1 egg
2 tsp milk
Fresh fruits chopped/sliced(strawberries,peaches,kiwis,etc)
Pastry:
200gm butter unsalted
1 cup water
1 cup plain flour
4 eggs

Instructions

Pastry Creme: Add milk and vanilla to a large mixing bowl and microwave for 1 minute.
Add sugar, egg yolks and both flours. Whisk until well combined.
Microwave for 20 seconds at a time, mixing each time until thickened.
Add butter and mix until well combined. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
Pastry: Preheat oven 220 degrees celcius
Melt stick of butter and water to a rolling boil
Stir in flour and stir vigorously over low heat until mixture leaves the pan (comes off the sides) and is in a ball (about 1 minute)
Remove from heat and cool for a couple of minutes
Beat in eggs (one at a time) with a mixer until smooth and cremy
Drop by spoonfuls on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper
Shape them if desired with the help of a spatula
Bake until DRY, 20-25 minutes
Allow cream puffs to cool completely
Egg wash:(optional)
Combine milk and egg and whisk until liquidy
with the help of a pastry brush, gently brush each pastry TOP and the sides with a generous touch of egg wash
Allow 2-3 minutes to dry
Fruit and creme topping :
Option 1:puncture a tiny hope in the puffs and using a pastry dispenser, fill them up with the creme prepared and TOP with fruit slices OR
Option 2: Apply a generous/2 tbspn of creme prepared on TOP of each pastry and finish with adding fresh fruits on TOP
Whichever way you add the creme and fruits, it’s a delicious treat! Enjoy!!

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