Classic Vanilla Mille-Feuille
A classic French mille-feuille made with crisp golden puff pastry layers, silky vanilla pastry cream, and a smooth white icing topped with delicate chocolate lines. Elegant, creamy, and beautifully layered for a true bakery-style dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 puff pastry sheets, about 500 grams total, thawed
- 500 milliliters whole milk
- 150 grams granulated sugar, divided
- 4 large egg yolks
- 40 grams cornstarch
- 30 grams unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 120 grams powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 tablespoons milk for icing
- 30 grams dark chocolate, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Place the 2 puff pastry sheets on the tray, cover with parchment paper and a second tray to keep them flat.
- Bake for about 20 minutes until golden and crisp. Remove and allow to cool completely.
- In a saucepan, heat 500 milliliters whole milk until warm but not boiling.
- In a bowl, whisk 4 large egg yolks, 100 grams of the granulated sugar, and 40 grams cornstarch until smooth.
- Slowly pour the warm milk into the egg mixture while whisking, then return to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
- Remove from heat and stir in 30 grams unsalted butter and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Chill completely until firm.
- Spread a thick layer of pastry cream over one cooled pastry sheet, top with the second sheet and repeat. Finish with the final pastry layer.
- Mix 120 grams powdered sugar with 2 to 3 tablespoons milk until smooth to form the icing, then spread evenly over the top layer.
- Drizzle 30 grams melted dark chocolate in thin lines over the icing and use a toothpick to create a decorative pattern.
- Chill briefly to set, then slice carefully with a serrated knife and serve.
Notes
- Bake puff pastry between two trays to keep it flat and evenly crisp.
- Chill the pastry cream completely before assembling for clean layers.
- Use a serrated knife and gentle sawing motion when slicing.
- Assemble close to serving time for maximum crispness.
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