Strawberry Chocolate Napoleons
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Strawberry Chocolate Napoleons

Strawberry Chocolate Napoleons

A gorgeous presentation is second only to the decadence of a dessert with layered puff pastry, a creamy chocolate custard and red, ripe strawberries.

Servings: 12 servings
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Pillsbury’s Best™ Puff Pastry Dough Sheet (05123)
12 oz
1 each
Heavy cream
1 lb
2 cups
Milk
4 oz
1/2 cup
Dark chocolate chunks
1 lb
2 1/2 cups
Egg yolks
5 oz
5 each
Eggs, large
10 oz
5 each
Granulated sugar
3.50 oz
1/2 cup
Strawberries, fresh, sliced
2 lb 12.00 oz
7 1/2 cups
Prep
  1. Thaw puff pastry sheets at room temperature approx. 15-30 minutes.
  2. Roll out to 1/8-inch thickness, then cut each sheet into 24 (2 x 3-inch) rectangles.
  3. Place on parchment-lined sheet pans, cover with parchment paper and 4 sheet pans on top (to weigh down puff pastry).
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
325°F
15-20 minutes
Standard Oven
375°F
18-24 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 7 minutes of baking.
Custard Filling
  1. Heat cream and milk to boiling in medium saucepan. Remove from heat, and let cool 1 minute.
  2. Pour mixture over chocolate in mixing bowl and let sit 1 minute. Stir until smooth and well blended.
  3. Whisk together egg yolks, eggs and sugar in another mixing bowl.
  4. Add egg mixture to melted chocolate; stir to blend.
  5. Pour mixture into shallow half hotel pan set in water bath.
  6. Bake until set (DO NOT OVERBAKE) and cool before using.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
325°F
30-40 minutes
Standard Oven
375°F
35-45 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 15 minutes of baking.
Assembly
  1. Place a puff rectangle on plate; pipe 1.5 oz of custard filling on top.
  2. Layer on approx. 1/4 cup sliced strawberries, another 1.5 oz of piped custard and a second puff rectangle.
  3. Pipe a final 1.5 oz custard on top; garnish with a fanned-circle cut from half a strawberry.
 
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Nutrition Information

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Serving Size:
1 Serving
Calories
600
Calories from Fat
370
% Daily Value
Total Fat
41g
64%
Saturated Fat
20g
102%
Trans Fat
3g
Cholesterol
300mg
100%
Sodium
135mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
49g
16%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Sugars
30g
Protein
9g
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
80%
80%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 7 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.

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