Description
Flaky golden puff pastry filled with luscious vanilla cream, dusted with powdered sugar, and topped with whipped cream for an elegant bakery-style treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet puff pastry (store-bought, thawed)
- 1 egg (beaten, for egg wash)
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
- 2 cups (480 ml) milk
- ½ cup (100 g) sugar
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (or vanilla bean paste)
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream (whipped, folded in for extra lightness)
- Sweetened whipped cream (piped)
- Extra powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Cut puff pastry into strips (~1 inch wide).
- Wrap each strip around metal cream horn molds (or improvise with foil-wrapped cones).
- Brush with egg wash.
- Bake 15–18 minutes until golden and puffed. Cool completely before filling.
- In a saucepan, whisk milk, sugar, cornstarch, and egg yolks.
- Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until thickened.
- Remove from heat, stir in butter and vanilla.
- Let cool completely, then fold in whipped cream for a light, mousse-like texture.
- Transfer cream to a piping bag.
- Pipe into cooled puff pastry shells until full.
- Dust with powdered sugar.
- Pipe whipped cream swirls on top for garnish.
Notes
- Ensure the puff pastry is fully thawed before use.
- For best results, chill the filled pastry rolls before serving.
- Experiment with different flavorings in the cream filling if desired.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15–18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 80mg