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strawberry croissants recipe with whip cream and strawberries

Strawberries and Cream Croissants

Serving Size 5 large croissants

Ingredients

Strawberry sauce

  • 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 2 Tbsp. cold water
  • 2 cups frozen, sliced strawberries
  • 2 Tbsp. brown sugar, packed
  • 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. Lemon juice fresh or bottled

Whip Cream

  • 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. heavy cream, chilled

Other

  • Fresh strawberries, sliced
  • Icing sugar, sifted over

Instructions

Strawberry Sauce

  • Whisk together cornstarch and water until combined then add to a small pot.
  • To the pot add in the frozen strawberries, sugars and lemon juice. Mix. Cook over medium high heat until it comes to a boil while stirring constantly.
  • Once it comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes while mixing constantly.
  • After 5 minutes, mash with a potato masher and continue cooking on medium heat for 2 more minutes while mixing constantly.
  • Remove from the heat and transfer to a dish or mason jar to cool slightly then place it in the fridge. It will thicken as it chills.

Whip Cream

  • Add cream to a glass measuring cup and place it in the fridge,
  • In a medium mixing bowl, add in the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Mix by hand until combined so icing sugar doesn't go flying when using the hand mixer.
  • Once combined, beat until smooth with the hand mixer.
  • Slowly pour in the heavy cream while beating, scraping the sides of the bowl when needed. Whip until stiff peaks form.
  • Place in a piping bag if using one then set aside.
  • Slice strawberries, then set aside.

Assemble

  • Cut croissants in half on the curved end, but don't cut all the way through.
  • Add strawberry sauce to the bottom
  • Pipe over whip cream or spoon it on
  • Add strawberries then close
  • Sift over the icing sugar and serve right away

Notes

You can make the strawberry sauce ahead of time and allow for longer chill time and thickening. 
Use the extra strawberry sauce for topping ice cream, pancakes, waffles, crepes, plain yogurt, oatmeal or cake.
Can use jam instead of strawberry sauce and cool whip instead of homemade whip cream