Chocolate Napoleon
Chocolate Napoleon is a delicious dessert, a chocolate version of the traditional Napoleon cake. It consists of layers of puff pastry and chocolate cream.
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Ingredients
- Milk500 ml
- egg yolks4 ცალი
Instructions
7 steps- 1
Roll out the puff pastry to a thickness of about 2-3 mm. Cut into equal squares or rectangles.
15 min
- 2
Bake the pastry sheets in a preheated oven at 180°C until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes. Let them cool.
20 min
180°C
- 3
To prepare the cream, mix milk, sugar, egg yolks, and cornstarch in a saucepan. Place over low heat and stir constantly until thickened.
10 min
- 4
Remove the saucepan from the heat, add butter and dark chocolate. Stir until melted and the cream is smooth. Optionally add cocoa powder.
5 min
- 5
Cool the chocolate cream to room temperature.
20 min
- 6
Assemble the Napoleon: Place a pastry sheet, spread with chocolate cream, and repeat the layers. Sprinkle with powdered chocolate or pastry crumbs on top.
10 min
- 7
Chill the Napoleon in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to allow the cream to set.
120 min
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 400 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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