Decadent Strawberry Nutella Puff Pastry or Nutella Strawberry Cream Puffs that tastes just like a flakey, buttery, goldeny, croissant filled with Nutella, whipped cream and fresh strawberries and elegantly finished off with a dusting of powdered sugar! My favorite Desserts around this time of the year.
Also try: Best Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies recipe
This Nutella Strawberry dessert is definitely gonna impress 💘💘💞
I am a huge fan of this recipe. Since there is a filling in the center you can call these Nutella Strawberry Cream Puffs as Nutella Strawberry Choux Pastry as well.
Also read: Red Velvet Strawberry Cheesecake delight recipe
I grew up in Orange county and there is a popular bakery called Cream Pan and it's Hands down the best in the town!
And, around Valentine's Day they make strawberry croissants and more than 20(+) people are almost always lined up.
Inspired from that, I decided to try my hands into a cream puff with a similar filing just with some Nutella, because, I honestly never get enough of Nutella 🍫
The Best Strawberry Chocolate puff pastry recipe
Strawberry and Nutella is a match made in heaven. And this Nutella Strawberry Heart Shaped Puff Pastries are one of the best Strawberry and Nutella Recipe out there.
It's got that tartiness of fresh strawberries along with that nuttiness of creamy Nutella.
Surely, a combination that melts even the strongest of hearts 💕
It's Basically a Strawberry Nutella Jar in a Heart Shaped Puff Pastry
That sounds pretty delicious doesn't it. Well, trust me - IT is! It's totally like a Strawberry Nutella Jar beautifully, romantically, and sweetly tucked in a heart shaped Puff Pastry.
So, you get the best of Both worlds. You get a flakey, buttery, goldeny puff pastry with a decadent combination of strawberry, Nutella, and Whipped Cream on the inside.
Isn't that amazing?
Inspired from Strawberry Nutella Turnovers, these are My Kinda Turnovers 😍
Well, I said it there. These Nutella Strawberry Puff Pastries are my kinda turnovers. Don't get me wrong. I just love a Strawberry Nutella Turnover. It's fabulous and you can never go wrong with Strawberries and Nutella.
But, the whipped cream in the center adds so much more creaminess to these Puff pastries.
Honestly, store bought Pastry sheets are the best thing God ever created 😅
Ingredients you'll need to make these nutella puffs recipe
Flaky Puff Pastries filled with creamy Nutella and sweet whipped cream, topped with juicy strawberries - it seriously doesn't get any better than this! Here's what you'll need to make these Puff pastries.
- Strawberries: These Cream Puffs are the best way to use up fresh strawberries in the season.
- Puff Pastries - The ingredient without whom the show is incomplete - aka - the Star of the Show! It holds up this decadent filling and bakes up to goldeny, crispy, perfection!
- Egg wash - To get the Puff pastries beautiful goldeny you need whole egg at room temperature and milk.
- For the filling: The filling is made of melted Nutella and homemade whipped cream. For whipped cream you will require - heavy cream (of course), confectioner's sugar, and Pure Vanilla Extract. You'll also need thinly sliced strawberries for the filling.
- For topping - For the topping you will require powdered sugar and you can also drizzle more Nutella if you want 😍
How to Make Nutella Strawberry Cream Puffs?
Step 1: Cut out hearts from puff pastry
Preheat your oven to 350°F or 180°C, and line a 9x13 inch baking tray with parchment paper. Cut out hearts from a thawed store bought pastry dough using a heart shaped cookie cutter.
Now easily remove the excess pastry dough. And you will be left with the heart shaped pastry dough.
Step 2: Brush your Puff pastry hearts with egg wash
To make the egg wash you got to combine 1 whole egg at room temperature with 1 tablespoon of Milk. You've to keep the ratio 1:1. Why do we use milk for Egg wash? Well, milk is fat. Instead of milk you can use heavy cream as well. When you combine fat with egg the baked hearts gets a shiny golden brown sheen on them.
Step 3: Bake your Heart Shaped Puff Pastries
Before you bake them, sprinkle some sugar on top. This gives them an even better golden shine. Now, finally, Bake your heart shaped puff pastries in a preheated oven at 350°F for 18-20 minutes or until lightly golden brown on top.
Step 4: Slice the puff pastry hearts in half
Once the heart shaped puff pastries are baked transfer them to a wire rack and allow the Puff Pastry hearts to cool down completely at room temperature.
Now use a sharp knife to gently slice the puff pastry hearts in half.
Step 5: Make Whipped Cream
To make Whipped cream, combine 1 cup or 240 ml cold Heavy Cream or heavy whipping cream with 2 Tablespoons of confectioner's sugar and ½ Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract.
Use a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, and whip the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and sugar at medium-high speed until you see medium high peaks for 3-4 minutes. Medium high peaks are - somewhere between soft/loose peaks and stiff peaks. This is exactly the consistency we are looking for this recipe.
Use it immediately for your heart shaped puff pastries.
Step 6: Transfer to a piping bag
Transfer your Whipped cream to a piping bag and use a nozzle of your choice.
Scoop Nutella into a bowl and microwave it for 15-20 seconds in a medium-low setting.
Transfer Nutella into a piping bag.
Step 7: Pipe Nutella and then Whipped cream
First Pipe Nutella onto the base layer of the heart shaped Puff Pastry. Then, Pipe Whipped Cream using any nozzle you want. I figured that this particular nozzle tip gave a depth to the heart pastries.
Step 8: Assemble the Heart Puff Pastries
Cut Strawberries in thin slices and place them over the Whipped cream. Top with the other half of the puff pastry and your Nutella Strawberry Heart Puff Pastries are READY!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Recipe Variations:
- Cream Cheese - Instead of Whipped Cream you can use cream cheese. The tarty-ness of cream cheese will pair really well with fresh strawberries and nutella. To make cream cheese frosting combine 4 oz softened cream cheese with 2 Tablespoons of confectioner's sugar and ½ tsp of Vanilla extract and whip it until you see medium peaks.
- Don't slice in half - If you feel that slicing the heart puff pastries will break them then you don't have to slice them at all. you can use one heart for the base and other half for the top.
- Skip the icing sugar drizzle - It's anyway sweet. And if you prefer you can skip the icing sugar drizzle completely.
Can I Use a Different Fruit?
Yes. Strawberries is the best choice when it comes to Valentine's Day or with Nutella. But honestly, you can use cherries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and even peach slices.
Does Nutella harden in the fridge on strawberries?
This recipe is best when eaten immediately. I don't recommend storing them and serving them again. It will definitely lose the golden crust on the outside.
And to answer your question this recipe doesn't use Nutella on Strawberries. In fact, it's the opposite. Here you have strawberries on top of Nutella.
Are strawberry and Nutella good?
Strawberries and Nutella is a beautiful combination. It's one of those combinations that you just cannot go wrong with. It's as good as it gets.
Strawberry Nutella Puff Pastry Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 13.2 oz sheet of Puff Pastry
- 1 pint fresh and ripe strawberries thinly sliced
- 1 whole Egg lightly beaten (at room temperature)
- 1 Tbsp Milk at room temperature
- ½ cup Nutella softened at room temperature
Whipped Cream
- 1 cup (240 ml) Heavy Cream or heavy whipping cream cold
- 2 Tbsp confectioner's sugar
- ½ Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F or 180°C and prepare a 9x13 inch baking tray with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Dust flour on the kitchen surface and unroll your Puff Pastry sheets. Roll it lightly until about ½ inch - ¼ inch thin on the edges.
- Use a heart shaped cookie cutter or any other shaped cookie cutter you want and cut out your shapes. Remove the excess pastry dough.
- Transfer the heart shaped Pastry dough onto the prepared baking dish.
- In a mixing bowl combine egg with milk. Brush it over the prepared and cut out pastry dough. Sprinkle some granulated sugar.
- Bake them in the preheated oven at 350°F for 18-20 minutes or until golden on the outside. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack. Allow them to cool down completely at room temperature.
- Once the heart shaped puff pastries are cooled down at room temperature, use a sharp knife to gently slice the puff pastry hearts in half.
- Use a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, and whip the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and sugar at medium-high speed until you see medium high peaks for 3-4 minutes. Transfer your Whipped cream to a piping bag and use a nozzle of your choice.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl scoop out about ½ cup nutella. Microwave it lightly. Microwave it for 15-20 seconds in a medium-low setting. Transfer melted Nutella into a piping bag.
- First Pipe Nutella onto the base layer of the heart shaped Puff Pastry.
- Then, Pipe Whipped Cream using any nozzle you want.
- Top with thinly sliced strawberries and cover it up with the other half of the heart shaped puff pastry.
- Dust with icing sugar and drizzle more Nutella if you want. Serve immediately.
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