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Strawberries and Cream Cups
🍰 Desserts Vegetarian

Strawberries and Cream Cups

🍰 Desserts

Macerated strawberries under softly whipped cream, Wimbledon in a glass. Smooth, wobbly and elegant — restaurant-simple, home-easy. Serve chilled, straight from the fridge, in small glasses or ramekins.

Prep 20 min Cook 5 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

  • Heavy Cream1/4 cup
  • Salta pinch
  • Milk2 cups
  • Sugar1 tsp
  • Vanilla Extract1 cup, chopped
  • Strawberries2 cups, hulled and sliced

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather everything before you start — custards punish multitasking.

  2. 2

    Warm the milk with the heavy cream gently until steaming, not boiling, so the base stays smooth.

  3. 3

    Combine the strawberries with the sugar; stream in the hot milk slowly so nothing curdles.

  4. 4

    Stir over medium-low until it visibly thickens, eight to ten minutes — patience here is everything.

  5. 5

    Chill until fully set — overnight is best — and finish with a scatter of sugar.

Chef's tip

Weigh your flour if you can; cup measures can be off by twenty percent either way.

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Watch how it's made

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