Strawberry Napoleons
Easy Strawberry Napoleons are a delicious dessert that everyone will love. Flaky puff pastry layered with the easiest pastry cream and fresh strawberries.
Ingredients for Easy Strawberry Napoleons Recipe
- Frozen Puff Pastry- thawed
- All Purpose Flour – for rolling the dough.
- Fresh Strawberries – sliced
- Heavy Whipping Cream
- Mascarpone or Cream Cheese
- Vanilla Extract
- Powdered Sugar
Step-By-Step Directions for Napoleon Pastry
- Remove one sheet puff pastry from packaging and place on a lightly floured surface. Cut with a pizza wheel or sharp knife into 6 rectangles. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on the pan and repeat with the other sheet of puff pastry.
- Meanwhile, make the pastry cream. Add heavy whipping cream to a large bowl and beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until it starts to thicken, raise to high speed, beating until stiff peaks form.
- Add mascarpone cheese or cream cheese, vanilla extract and powdered sugar to the bowl.
- Beat at medium speed until well combined. Cover and refrigerate until ready to assemble the pastries.
- Wash and dry the strawberries. Remove the tops and slice. Place in a bowl and cover until ready to serve. You can add 1/3 cup of sugar to the sliced strawberries if you feel the strawberries are not sweet enough.
- When puff pastry has cooled, cut each pastry in half with a serrated knife.
- Spoon pastry cream onto the bottom half of each pastry and top with sliced strawberries.
- Place the tops of the puff pastry over the strawberries.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar over the tops with a mesh strainer if desired.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate, loosely covered with plastic wrap until ready to serve.
Recipe Notes for Strawberry Napoleons Dessert
- Storage: Store napoleons in an airtight container or covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator up to 2 days. Best if eaten the first day.
- Filling Variations: Use any fruit that you like to layer over the pastry cream. Blueberries, blackberries and kiwi are great options.
- Topping: Drizzle melted chocolate over the top of each pastry if desired.
Why We Love this Strawberry Napoleons Recipe
- Quick and Easy Dessert – Using frozen puff pastry makes this one of the easiest desserts you can make. This layered dessert makes a beautiful presentation for holidays or special occasions.
- Make Ahead Dessert – These puff pastry napoleons can be made a few hours in advance making it a great option for birthdays or holidays like Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day or add blueberries for a red, white and blue 4th of July treat.
- Delicious Puff Pastry Dessert: These easy napoleons are incredibly delicious with the flaky pastry, slightly sweet and creamy filling and sweet and tangy strawberries.
More Delicious Strawberry Desserts to Try
- Easy Strawberry Cake is a made from scratch cake with fresh strawberries and the best strawberry icing. Great for any occasion.
- Strawberry Slab Pie is my all-time favorite pie made with sweet strawberries and a jello filling over a shortbread crust. It is a must-have for large gatherings.
- Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake is a great make-ahead dessert for strawberry lovers. It’s like a cross between strawberry ice cream and cheesecake and impossible to resist.
If you are looking for a quick dessert, add these Strawberry Napoleons to the menu for your next holiday celebration or for a quick weeknight treat.
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Strawberry Napoleons
Easy Strawberry Napoleons are a delicious dessert that everyone will love. Flaky puff pastry layered with the easiest pastry cream and fresh strawberries.
Servings: 12 Pastries
Calories: 297kcal
Ingredients
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry thawed
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 8 ounces mascarpone or cream cheese
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar + more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pound strawberries sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Remove one sheet puff pastry from packaging and place on a lightly floured surface. Cut with a pizza wheel or sharp knife into 6 rectangles. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on the pan and repeat with the other sheet of puff pastry.
- Meanwhile, make the pastry cream. Add heavy whipping cream to a large bowl and beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until it starts to thicken, raise to high speed, beating until stiff peaks form.
- Add mascarpone cheese or cream cheese, vanilla extract and powdered sugar to the bowl.
- Beat at medium speed until well combined. Cover and refrigerate until ready to assemble the pastries.
- When puff pastry has cooled, cut each pastry in half with a serrated knife.
- Spoon pastry cream onto the bottom half of each pastry and top with sliced strawberries.
- Place the tops of the puff pastry over the strawberries.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar over the tops with a mesh strainer if desired.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate, loosely covered with plastic wrap until ready to serve.
Notes
Sweetened Strawberries: Add 1/3 – 1/2 cup sugar to sliced strawberries if you want sweetened strawberries.
Storage: Store napoleons in an airtight container or covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator up to 2 days. Best if eaten the first day.
Filling Variations: Use any fruit that you like to layer over the pastry cream. Blueberries, blackberries and kiwi are great options.
Topping: Drizzle melted chocolate over the top of each pastry if desired.
Recipe can be halved or doubled as needed.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 297kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 113mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g