Description
Indulge in this delightful gluten-free Apple Mille-Feuille with luscious vanilla custard for a taste of French pastry heaven.
Ingredients
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For the pastry layers:
- 1 sheet gluten-free puff pastry, thawed
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
For the apples:
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
For the vanilla custard:
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
For garnish:
- powdered sugar
- extra apple slices or mint (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the pastry layers: Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Roll out the gluten-free puff pastry, cut into 12 rectangles, sprinkle with sugar, bake until golden and crisp. Cool.
- Prepare the apples: Cook sliced apples, butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon until tender. Set aside.
- Make the custard: Heat milk, whisk sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, pour in hot milk, cook until thickened. Stir in butter and vanilla, cool.
- Assemble: Layer pastry, custard, apples. Repeat, top with pastry. Dust with powdered sugar, garnish.
Notes
- Chill custard for easier assembly.
- Use firm apples like Honeycrisp or Granny Smith for best texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mille-feuille
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 130mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 155mg
