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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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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Tools

• Sauce Pan
• Whisk
• Bowl
• Wooden Spoon
• Spatula
• Cling Wrap

Doesn’t that look creamy and luxurious?

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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

Prep 20 mins

Cook 20 mins

Total 40 mins

Author Veena Azmanov

Yield 12 cups

The Classic strawberry Bavarian cream often called Creme Bavaria is a pastry cream based dessert with the luxury of whipped cream and strawberry. Rich, delicious but super easy to create. A few extra steps in the making but a truly impressive desert if you want to impress friend and family.

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 Bavarian 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

Instructions

Prepare Strawberries for Bavarian Cream

• Place two cups blended strawberry in a sauce pan 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 tablespoon at a time to avoid the eggs scrambling
• Once all the milk is incorporated in to 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 quantity 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 sauce pan 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. 

Courses Dessert

Cuisine French

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 0.5 cup

Amount Per Serving
Calories 140
% Daily Value
Total Fat 6 g		9%
	Saturated Fat 18 g	90%
Cholesterol 90 mg		30%
Sodium 25 mg		1%
Total Carbohydrates 17 g		6%
	Sugars 15 g
Protein 4 g		8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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