Easy Strawberry Napoleon
A visually stunning and simple dessert featuring layers of flaky puff pastry, sweetened cream cheese, and fresh strawberries.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package puff pastry sheets
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup strawberries, sliced
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Roll out your puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface and cut into rectangles.
- Beat the egg in a small bowl and brush over each pastry rectangle.
- Bake the pastry on a lined baking sheet for 15-20 minutes, until golden.
- Cool the baked pastry on a wire rack completely.
- Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
- Slice the strawberries into thin pieces.
- Assemble the layers with cream cheese mixture and strawberries between the pastry rectangles.
- Chill the assembled Napoleons in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Serve on a plate, optionally drizzled with chocolate or raspberry sauce.
Notes
For serving, add fresh mint as garnish. You can modify the filling with different berries or flavors according to your taste.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Napoleon
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Easy Dessert, Strawberry Napoleon, Puff Pastry, Summer Treat, Cream Cheese Dessert