Strawberry Napoleon Recipe + Video • Pint Sized Baker (2024)

Let me show you how to make an easy napoleon pastry dessert! This Strawberry Napoleon recipe is fun and tasty and if you want to get fancy, call it a Mille feuille!

Strawberry Napoleon

You may think that you’ve tried every dessert out there, but have you? Strawberry Napoleon is something a little different but boy is it yummy! A napoleon cake is a popular Russian and French cake, depending on who you are. It’s made as a puff pastry and you’ll find a layer of creamy filling inside. In this case, the creamy filling is strawberry. Back in the day, this Napoleon pastry may have been harder to make.

However, today we have the gift of puff pastry! While back in the day they may have had to make puff pastry from scratch, today you can buy frozen pastry puff at the store. It’s not that people today are lazy when it comes to cooking, it’s just nice to be able to have your days back.

Most of the time Napoleon will have a custard-like filling in the middle, which is what gives it a distinct flavor. There are many fillings for the Napoleon cake, but you can make it however you’d like. While I have never been to Russia, Europe, or France to try and Napoleon Cake, I have tried one in the USA and they are very delicious.

With each bite, you’ll get a taste of cream and a bite of puff pastry. When you first take a bite, your tastebuds will get to experience the deliciousness that every other person before you has experienced.

Homemade Strawberry Napoleon

Some people are intimidated to make something like Homemade Strawberry Napoleon. However, you can easily do this at home. When you are making pastry cream, they are simple ingredients like milk, sugar, and eggs. Most of you probably already have these ingredients on hand. Once you see the list of ingredients this requires, you can see what you have at home and then easily grab the other ingredients from the store.

Tips for Making Strawberry Napoleon

When you are new to making a pastry puff creamy dessert like this one, it may not be perfect at first. Following my dessert recipe and these tips, you will be able to make this in no time. Here are some tips to keep in mind…

#1. Make sure the puff pastry is thawed before you start to cook with it. You can easily take care of your puff pastry, by reading the directions on the back of the package.

#2. Before you serve the puff pastry, you will want to sprinkle it with a decent amount of powdered sugar.

#3. Ensure the oven is at the proper temperature and make sure you give it time to preheat properly.

Does This Napoleon Pastry Need to be Refrigerated?

After you have made this Napolean pastry recipe, you may be wondering if it needs to be put in the fridge. You will first want to make sure the Napoleon Cake comes to room temperature. This may take around 1-2 hours. You will then want to place it in the fridge.

Where Did Napoleon Pastry Originate From?

Depending on where you read information, Napoleon Cake has originated from many different cultures. In France, this type of cake is known as Mille Feuille. If you’re up for making it, you’ll be creating a very historically inspired cake!

How Do You Pronounce Mille Feuille?

When you look at that word, it sounds very intimidating to say out loud. This Napoleon pastry is actually very simple to say, the original term is pronounced like meel-foy. This term means a thousand layers. Which makes sense because puff pastries have a thousand layers, so it seems.

Here’s a few more Napoleon Recipes you can try:

1. Strawberry Napoleon Baklava
2. Fig Mille Feuille
3. Lemon Berry Napoleon
4. Smoked Vanilla, Bourbon, Blackberry, Plum Mille Feuille
5. Napoleon Cake

Busy? You Can Still Make This Dessert

There are a lot of misconceptions that dessert can be hard to make, especially when it is a Strawberry Napoleon dessert. This is not true, you can totally make this dessert and you can do it with ease.

I always say that anyone can make anything, they just need an easy recipe to follow. The recipes shared on my website are designed to ensure everyone has an opportunity to make a dessert that may look difficult but it is really easy to do so.

Have you ever tried a Napoleon pastry? I’d love to hear all about your experience in making this type of dessert and eating it!

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