Strawberry Cream Puff Shortcake

Have your cake and eat it, too, with everyone’s favorite summer dessert, reimagined as a stunning parfait. Delizza Belgian Mini Cream Puffs are layered between sweet strawberries and Chantilly Cream for a perfectly sweet treat.

Recipe created by Delizza

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Ingredients

For the Macerated Strawberries
(Makes 1 serving)

  • 1 pint strawberries, diced
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

For the Chantilly Cream
(Makes 1 serving)

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

For the Strawberry Cream Puff Shortcake
(Makes 1 serving)

  • 7 Delizza Belgian Mini Cream Puffs
  • 6 ounces whipped cream
  • 1 strawberry, whole
  • ½ ounce chocolate shavings (as garnish)
  • Powdered sugar (for dusting)
  • 1 toothpick
Directions

For the Macerated Strawberries

  1. Dice strawberries into small cubes.

  2. Mix diced strawberries with powdered sugar and lemon juice until fully coated.

For the Chantilly Cream

  1. With a handheld mixer, whisk together heavy cream, vanilla and sugar until medium stiff peaks are formed.

For the Strawberry Cream Puff Shortcake

  1. In a 16-ounce glass jar, layer 2 Delizza Belgian Mini Cream Puffs with 2 ounces of macerated strawberries (see recipe), and top with 2 ounces of Chantilly Cream.

  2. Repeat 2 more times with top layer of whipped cream crowning the glass jar.

  3. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings.

  4. Place remaining mini cream puff and whole strawberry on a toothpick. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and place as garnish on jar.