Strawberry Bavarian Cream Recipe – Creme Bavaria
The Classic strawberry Bavarian cream often called Creme Bavaria is a pastry cream based dessert with the luxury of whipped cream and strawberry. This simple, easy and effortless recipe makes a rich, decadent, and delicious Bavarian cream dessert. A few extra steps in the making but a truly impressive dessert when entertaining.
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Technically Bavarian cream also known as Bavaria is a dessert similar to pastry cream, thickened with gelatin instead of flour or cornstarch which is a custard sauce thickened with eggs and that’s exactly what we’re going to do!
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Let’s Talk Ingredients and Substitutes (Save/Pin)
- Milk – You definitely want to use whole milk, not low fat. The dessert needs to have somebody to set, low-fat milk will be very delicate and not as flavorful as regular full-fat milk.
- Sugar – I usually prefer to use castor sugar because it dissolves quickly in desserts like these. But regular granulated sugar works just as well.
- Cream – Again you wanna use a full fat 35 to 38% whipping cream – which will add taste and body to your Bavarian cream.
- Gelatin – this helps set the Bavarian Cream and gives it the right texture. As I said above you can use agar-agar as well. Just follow the package instructions and prepare the agar-agar. Add it at the same stage mentioned below.
- Strawberries – you can use frozen or fresh strawberries for this Bavaria dessert. However, do not use dried strawberries as they do not blend well.
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Simple and Easy – Progress Pictures
I know this looks like so much to do but truly it’s really a very simple and easy recipe to make. One that can be made in stages over two days. It does require a bit of organization and attention but once you have done it a few times… piece of cake. I promise.
We did a Strawberry Bavarian Cream Cake Recipe and that uses this Strawberry Bavarian cream Dessert as the filling. So if you wanna see some progress pictures on how to make this Bavarian Dessert, I highly recommend you take a glance at that recipe.
Wanna make this an Eggless Strawberry Bavarian Cream Dessert?
Yes, you can make this an eggless version with a couple of replacements.
- Replace the classic vanilla pastry cream with my eggless vanilla pastry cream.
- Substitute the gelatin with the same amount of agar-agar. Just follow instruction on the package on how to make the agar-agar and then add exactly the same way in place of gelatin.
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Ingredients
For the Pastry Cream
- Whole milk – 375 ml (1 1/2 cup)
- White sugar – 100 grams (1/2 cup)
- Egg yolks – 4 nos
- Cornstarch – 2 tbsp
- Vanilla – 1 tsp
For the Strawberry Cream
- Whipping cream – 250 ml (1 cup)
- Strawberries blended- 2 cups
- White sugar – 2 tbsp
- Gelatin – 2 tbsp (see notes above for substitutes)
For the Strawberry Mirror Glaze
- Strawberries blended – 1/2 cup (about 2 cups whole strawberries)
- Lemon Juice – 1 tbsp
- White Sugar – 2 tbsp
- Cornstarch – 1 tsp
- Water – 1/4 cup
- Strawberry extract – 1/4 tsp (optional) or strawberry liquor – 1 tbsp
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Method
Prepare Strawberries
- Place two cups blended strawberry in a saucepan with 2 tbsp sugar.
- Cook on low until it is reduced to half the quantity.
- Once done – add the gelatin. Combine well.
- Set aside – keep warm.
Prepare Pastry Cream
- Bring milk to almost boiling.
- In a bowl add the egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla. Whisk well until nice and foamy.
- Add hot milk to the whipped eggs a little at a time to avoid the eggs scrambling.
- Once all the milk is incorporated into the eggs – pour the mixture back into the milk pot and cook on low heat.
- Stir continuously until the mixture thickens to a thick custard. This will happen quickly since the number of yolks to milk is high.
Note: Do not leave custard unattended to avoid curdling. - Once the custard is ready – add the prepared strawberry gelatin mixture.
- Add two drops of pink food color if you want.
- Strain this mixture while still warm into a clean bowl.
- Cover with cling wrap and set aside in a warm place.
Prepare Strawberry Mirror Glaze
- Place blended strawberries, lemon juice, and sugar in a saucepan over low heat.
- In a separate bowl combine cornstarch and water.
- Add cornstarch mixture to the strawberries.
- Cook on low for a minute until thick.
- Strain and set aside – keep warm until ready to use.
- If necessary you can warm it up to bring to consistency.
Assembly
- Whip the cream to stiff peaks.
- Fold whipped cream to the strawberry pastry cream mixture.
- Pour the mixture into a piping bag for easy pour.
- Divide mixture equally between 10 to 12 dessert cups.
- Let set in the fridge for an hour until set.
- Pour the slightly warm mirror glaze on the set Bavarian cream.
- Chill again for a few hours (3 to 4 hours) until the dessert is chilled well before serving.
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Strawberry Bavarian Cream Recipe - Creme Bavaria
Ingredients
For the Pastry Cream
- 375 ml Whole milk
- 100 grams White sugar
- 4 Egg yolks
- 2 tbsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Vanilla
For the Strawberry Bavarian Cream
- 250 ml Whipping cream
- 2 cups Strawberries blended
- 2 tbsp White sugar
- 2 tbsp Gelatin see notes above for substitutes
For the Strawberry Mirror Glaze
- 1/2 cup Strawberries blended about 2 cups whole strawberries
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 tbsp White sugar
- 1 tsp Cornstarch
- 1/4 cup Water
- 1/4 tsp Strawberry extract optional or Strawberry liquor - 1 tbsp
Instructions
Prepare Strawberries for Bavarian Cream
- Place two cups blended strawberry in a saucepan with 2 tbsp sugar.
- Cook on low until it is reduced to half the quantity.
- Once done - add the gelatin and keep warm.
Prepare Pastry Cream
- Bring milk to almost boiling.
- In a bowl add the egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla. Whisk well until nice and foamy.
- Add hot milk to the whipped eggs a few tablespoons at a time to avoid the eggs scrambling.
- Once all the milk is incorporated into the eggs - pour the mixture back into the milk pot and cook on low heat.
- Stir continuously until the mixture thickens to a thick custard. This will happen quickly since the ratio of yolks to milk is high. Note: Do not leave custard unattended to avoid curdling.
- One custard is ready - add the prepared strawberry gelatin mixture.
- Add 2 drops of pink food color if you want.
- Strain this mixture while still warm into a clean bowl.
- Cover with cling wrap and set aside in a warm place.
Prepare Strawberry Mirror Glaze
- Place blended strawberries, lemon juice, and sugar in a saucepan over low heat.
- In a separate bowl combine cornstarch and water.
- Add cornstarch mixture to the strawberries.
- Cook on low for a minute until thick.
- Strain and set aside - keep warm until ready to use.
- If necessary you can warm it up to bring to consistency.
Assembly
- Whip the cream until stiff peaks.
- Fold whipped cream to the strawberry pastry cream mixture.
- Pour the mixture into a piping bag for easy pour and fill your dessert cups with the mixture.
- Let set in the fridge for an hour until set.
- Pour the slightly warm mirror glaze on the set Bavarian cream.
- Chill for a few hours (3 to 4 hours) until the dessert is chilled well before serving.
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Made this last weekend – was very delicious and easy. Thank you !
Thank you Uziel. So happy to here you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you for coming back to write this feedback. Always happy to here from those who try my recipes. Please do tag me on Instagram @veenaazmanov when you share so I can see it. Or you can share it with me on my Facebook Page.
This dessert looks absolutely beautiful and delicious! Love this type of desserts during the summer and will definitely try yours!
Thanks Veronika. Yes me too. I love these because they really look so impressive. People thing you spend all day working over it.
What a stunning yet simple dessert! I’ll definitely be making this for our next get-together!
Thanks Claire. Let me know what you think if you try it.
I’m a sucker for bavarian cream and LOVE strawberries. I feel like you’ve created my dream dessert!
Thanks J. We love Bavarian cream too and make it often.
This looks divine!! My daughter would go crazy over this recipe! I love that you can also make it eggless! Beautiful pictures! So appetizing!
Thanks Amanda. Yes, you can make it classic or eggless both are absolutely delicious.
I love how detailed you are with your instructions. You explain how to make it so well. I also like how you provide vegetarian alternatives!
Thank you Rezel. Happy to hear you found this recipe useful. Yes, I love to give you all the information so you can get the outcome I have without any issues.
Such a lovely dessert for a spring special occasion. I love that it can be made ahead of time and then chilled. Going to put this on the must-try list for strawberry season!
Thank you Carol. Yes, you can make a lot of it’s components ahead of time. I hope you try it.
These look absolutely lovely. I am making these for my next dinner party. Thank you for the great instructions.
Thank you Katie. I hope you try – its’ really easy and very elegant
Such a tasty, refined little treat! And I love the pretty pink color!
Thank you Amy. It’s really easy too!
What an elegant dessert! This looks perfect for date night. And you could easily mix up the berries, and use whatever is in season
Absolutely karyl – There is so much you can do wit this recipe for sure.
This strawberry Bavarian Cream is such a pretty color! Love that mirror glaze. What a perfect dessert this would be for Valentine’s Day.
Absolutely Amanda. Would definitely be perfect dessert for Valentines’ day
i have never really worked with gelatin but now you are tempting me to give it a try.
Thank you Dixya. Yes you must try gelatin – it’s really easy to work with. Thanks
The colors here are just beautiful and romantic!! Perfect timing for Valentine’s Day. Can’t wait to try it!
Thank you Dominique. If you do try . please let me know what you think.