Mille-Feuille with Vanilla Cream – The Ultimate French Pastry
Elegant, flaky, and filled with luscious cream, the Mille-Feuille — also known as Napoleon Pastry — is a French bakery classic that never fails to impress. Layers of buttery puff pastry sandwich a silky vanilla pastry cream, dusted with powdered sugar and often topped with fresh berries. It’s not just a dessert — it’s a celebration of texture and taste.

Ingredients

For the Vanilla Cream:

• 500 ml of milk

• 1 vanilla pod (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)

• 4 egg yolks

• 100 g sugar

• 40 g cornstarch (Maïzena)

• 30 g butter

For the Assembly:

• 2 rolls puff pastry (pure butter if available)

• Powdered sugar, for sprinkling

• Fresh raspberries, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

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