Strawberry Cheesecake Croissants
These strawberry cheesecake croissants is a very fun dessert combining two of everyone favorite desserts; croissants and cheesecake. They are incredibly creamy, delicious, and easy to make. This is the ideal option for your summer cravings. Give them a try!
Ingredients
For the Strawberry Compote
- 1¼ cups strawberries
- ½ cup sugar
- 1½ teaspoons lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
For the Cheesecake Filling
- 1 block cream cheese room temperature
- 1 cup heavy cream cold
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
For Blueberry Cheesecake Croissants
For the Blueberry Compote
- 1⅓ cups blueberries
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
For the Cheesecake Filling
- 1 block cream cheese room temperature
- 1 cup heavy cream cold
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
To Make the Strawberry Compote
- Cut the strawberries into small cubes, and add them to a pot on medium heat.
- Add the sugar, lemon zest, and juice and mix well.
- Mash the strawberries lightly, you don’t want to puree them but you don’t want huge strawberry chunks either.
- Lower the heat to low, and keep mixing occasionally so they don’t stick and burn.
- Now make the cornstarch slurry by mixing the water and cornstarch together until smooth. Add to the strawberry mixture and mix well.
- Let it thicken for a minute before removing it from the heat and letting it cool before using.
- If your mixture is too liquidy, add another 1½ teaspoons of cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon of water and return to the stovetop until thickened.
To Make the Cream
- Add the cream cheese and powdered sugar to a bowl (or stand mixer bowl) and beat until smooth. Scrape down the sides and beat again.
- Then add the heavy cream and vanilla and beat until stiff peaks, about 5-10 minutes on high speed.
- Now cut your croissants in half, add your desired amount of compote, then pipe in the cheesecake filling using a piping bag so it’s easier.
- Add fresh cut-up fruit or more compote, and dust with powdered sugar.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- For a better presentation, dust your croissants with powdered sugar.
- I would recommend serving your croissants with fresh fruits such as strawberries or blueberries, depending on the filling you chose.
- A shortcut version of this would be using strawberry cream cheese instead of using the normal one with the strawberry compote.
- If when making your strawberry compote you felt that it was too liquidy, add another 1½ teaspoons of cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon of water and return to the stovetop until thickened.
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