CRÈME DIPLOMATE CROISSANT & STRAWBERRY
Persons
2
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Recipe created by :
Pierre Koch, Executive Chef EMEA
Moments of consumption :
Aperitif
Dinner
Breakfast
Brunch
Snack
Lunch
Recipe made with :
List of ingredients
- 2 x 80 g croissants
- 125 ml milk ½ vanilla pod or vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 25 g sugar
- 10 g cornflour
- 10 g butter
- 75 ml whole liquid cream
- 10 g icing sugar
- 3 sheets of gelatine
Preparation steps
- Heat the milk with the vanilla in a saucepan
- Whisk the egg yolk, sugar and cornflour, then stir in the hot milk
- Return to a low heat until thickened, continuing to stir, and add the gelatine
- Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the butter while whisking to achieve a smooth, shiny texture
- Pour the cream into a bowl, cover with film and put in the fridge for at least one hour
- Whip the whole liquid cream with the icing sugar until stiff
- Whip the cold pastry cream and fold in the whipped cream in 2-3 batches, then put in the fridge for 20-30 minutes
- Cut the croissants in half lengthwise
- Pipe the crème diplomate inside and on the top
- Decorate with sliced strawberries
