Lavender Honey Millefeuille with Red Berries by @hervecuisine

1h

4 servings

🥐

1 sheet

Puff pastry

🥛

250 ml

Whole milk

🥚

2

Egg yolks

🌽

20 g

Cornstarch

🌿

50 g + 1.5 tbsp

Lavender honey

🥛

150 ml

Heavy cream

🫐

250 g

Red berries

🌿

Mint leaves

🥜

1 tbsp

Pistachios

  1. Bake
    • Puff pastry

    Bake the sheet of all-butter puff pastry between two trays at 200 degrees for 20 minutes so it stays flat and does not rise, until golden and crisp.

  2. Cut
    • Puff pastry

    Once the puff pastry is baked, cut it into identical rectangles.

  3. Cool
    • Lavender honey
    • Egg yolks
    • Cornstarch

    Make a pastry cream with the honey, egg yolks, cornstarch and milk, then let it cool completely.

  4. Whip
    • Heavy cream
    • Lavender honey

    Whip the chilled heavy cream and gently fold it into the cooled honey pastry cream to make a diplomat cream.

  5. Fill
    • Heavy cream

    Fill a piping bag with the diplomat cream.

  6. Assemble
    • Puff pastry
    • Red berries
    • Lavender honey

    Assemble the millefeuille using the crispy puff pastry rectangles, piping the honey diplomat cream, and adding the seasonal berries.

  7. Garnish
    • Lavender honey
    • Pistachios

    Finish with a drizzle of lavender honey and a scattering of crushed pistachios.

Lavender Honey Millefeuille with Red Berries by @hervecuisine

1h

4 servings

🥐

1 sheet

Puff pastry

🥛

250 ml

Whole milk

🥚

2

Egg yolks

🌽

20 g

Cornstarch

🌿

50 g + 1.5 tbsp

Lavender honey

🥛

150 ml

Heavy cream

🫐

250 g

Red berries

🌿

Mint leaves

🥜

1 tbsp

Pistachios

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/7

    Bake the sheet of all-butter puff pastry between two trays at 200 degrees for 20 minutes so it stays flat and does not rise, until golden and crisp.

    🥐Puff pastry
    🍳Baking tray

  2. Step 2/7

    Once the puff pastry is baked, cut it into identical rectangles.

    🥐Puff pastry
    🔪Knife

  3. Step 3/7

    Make a pastry cream with the honey, egg yolks, cornstarch and milk, then let it cool completely.

    🌿Lavender honey
    🥚Egg yolks
    🌽Cornstarch
    🥛Whole milk
    🍲Saucepan
    🥄Whisk

  4. Step 4/7

    Whip the chilled heavy cream and gently fold it into the cooled honey pastry cream to make a diplomat cream.

    🥛Heavy cream
    🥣Mixing bowl
    🥄Whisk

  5. Step 5/7

    Fill a piping bag with the diplomat cream.

    🫙Piping bag

  6. Step 6/7

    Assemble the millefeuille using the crispy puff pastry rectangles, piping the honey diplomat cream, and adding the seasonal berries.

    🥐Puff pastry
    🫐Red berries
    🫙Piping bag

  7. Step 7/7

    Finish with a drizzle of lavender honey and a scattering of crushed pistachios.

    🌿Lavender honey
    🥜Pistachios

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Baked Goods, Dairy, Eggs, Starch, Sweeteners, Fruits, Herbs, Nuts

Ingredients

Puff pastry, Whole milk, Egg yolks, Cornstarch, Lavender honey, Heavy cream, Red berries, Mint leaves, Pistachios

Notes

Puff pastry (pur beurre (all-butter), baked flat between 2 trays at 200 degrees for 20 minutes), Cornstarch (maïzena), Lavender honey (Label Rouge, for the pastry cream, for topping, 1 to 2 tbsp), Heavy cream (whole liquid cream, well chilled, whipped and gently folded into the cooled pastry cream), Red berries (choice of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries used for plating), Mint leaves (a few leaves), Pistachios (crushed, optional)

Allergens

Milk, Gluten, Eggs, Tree nuts

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Vegetarian, Pescatarian

Calories

420 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 6g, Carbohydrates: 42g, Fat: 25g, Fiber: 2g, Sugars: 24g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 90mg, Iron: 1mg, Potassium: 220mg, Sodium: 160mg, Magnesium: 20mg

Vitamins

Vitamin A: 150µg, Vitamin C: 25mg, Vitamin D: 0.5µg, Vitamin B2: 0.2mg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

40 minutes

Cooking

20 minutes

Overall

1 hour 0 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Hard (3/4)

Steps

7 steps

Equipments

Utensils

Baking tray, Knife, Saucepan, Whisk, Mixing bowl, Piping bag

Appliances

Oven, Mixer

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Dessert

Occasions

Summer Dessert, Dinner Party

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@hervecuisine

Origin

Cuisine

French

Geographic

France, Provence

Various

Aspect

Texture

Crispy, Creamy, Flaky, Light

Flavors

Honey, Floral, Slightly Tangy, Fruity, Sweet

Other

Price

Medium

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

assembled millefeuille : Best eaten immediately, up to a few hours (refrigerate,pastry will soften over time,assemble just before serving for best crispness), diplomat cream (unassembled) : up to 24 hours (refrigerate,cover with plastic wrap), baked puff pastry rectangles (unassembled) : 1-2 days (store at room temperature,airtight container,away from humidity)