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Mango Vanilla Cream Danish Dream

Flaky puff pastry filled with silky vanilla cream and topped with sweet fresh mango for a bakery-style homemade treat.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 12 pastries
Course: Pastries
Cuisine: Danish-Inspired
Calories: 290
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Pastry
  • 2 sheets puff pastry thawed
  • 1 large egg for egg wash
  • 1 tbsp water
Vanilla Cream Filling
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
Mango Topping
  • 2 ripe mangoes diced
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Equipment

  • baking sheet
  • whisk
  • saucepan

Method
 

  1. Prepare and chill the vanilla cream filling.
  2. Mix mangoes with lemon juice and sugar.
  3. Cut and shape puff pastry rectangles.
  4. Fill pastries with vanilla cream and mango mixture.
  5. Brush with egg wash and bake until golden.
  6. Cool, glaze, and serve.

Notes

Keep pastry cold for maximum flakiness and chill the cream thoroughly before assembling.