RCI-DS.001.0516.001
Strawberry Bavarian Creme Elegante
Fresh ruby red strawberries give your taste buds a treat. The juice is sweet and tantalizing. Even the aroma of fresh berries excites the palate and prepares the way for a great adventure in eating.
Prep20 min
Cook0 min
Total20 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate
Ingredients
- fresh strawberries1½ cupswashed, hulled, and sliced
- 2 unit
- ½ cup
- 1¼ cups
- cold milk2¼ cupsdivided
- 1 tsp
- 1 cup
Method
1
Bloom the gelatin by sprinkling 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin over ½ cup cold milk in a small bowl and let sit for 5 minutes to soften.
2
Heat the remaining 1¾ cups milk in a saucepan over medium heat until steaming but not boiling, approximately 3-4 minutes.
3
Pour the hot milk over the bloomed gelatin and stir continuously for 1-2 minutes until the gelatin completely dissolves.
2 minutes
4
Add the semi-sweet chocolate chips and sugar to the gelatin mixture, stirring until melted and smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
3 minutes
5
Stir in the vanilla extract and fold in the sliced strawberries until evenly distributed throughout the chocolate mixture.
6
Set the mixture aside to cool to room temperature, approximately 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent a skin from forming.
15 minutes
7
Pour the cold heavy whipping cream into a separate bowl and whip until stiff peaks form, about 2-3 minutes.
3 minutes
8
Gently fold the whipped cream into the cooled chocolate-strawberry mixture in two additions using a rubber spatula, being careful not to deflate the cream.
9
Divide the Bavarian creme equally among four serving glasses or bowls and refrigerate for at least 2 hours until set.