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🍰 Creamy Vanilla Pudding with Caramelized Nuts and Fresh Berries

426 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 200 g strawberries
• 30 g sugar
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp powdered sugar
• 60 g chopped hazelnuts
• 300 ml milk
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 tbsp vanilla sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 100 ml whipping cream
• mint (for garnishing)

Instructions

1. 1. Thoroughly wash the strawberries under running water.
2. 2. Remove the green leafy tops from the strawberries.
3. 3. Cut the strawberries into small, bite-sized pieces.
4. 4. Sprinkle one tablespoon of sugar over the cut strawberries.
5. 5. Set the sugared strawberries aside to let them macerate.
6. 6. Gently heat the butter in a small pot over medium heat.
7. 7. Add the powdered sugar to the warm butter.
8. 8. Stir the mixture until the sugar has lightly caramelized.
9. 9. Add the hazelnuts to the liquid caramel.
10. 10. Toss the nuts in the caramel until they are fully coated.
11. 11. Remove the nut and caramel mixture from the pot.
12. 12. Spread the caramelized hazelnuts out on a plate.
13. 13. Let the nuts cool down completely.
14. 14. Measure out 50 milliliters of milk and set it aside.
15. 15. Bring the remaining milk and sugar to a boil in a pot.
16. 16. Remove the pot with the boiling milk from the heat.
17. 17. Whisk the cornstarch and vanilla sugar together in a separate bowl.
18. 18. Add the reserved 50 milliliters of milk to the starch and sugar mixture.
19. 19. Add the egg yolks to the milk and starch mixture.
20. 20. Whisk the mixture until smooth and free of lumps.
21. 21. Pour the egg yolk mixture into the milk that is no longer boiling.
22. 22. Gently reheat the milk and egg yolk mixture while stirring constantly.
23. 23. Do not boil the pudding mixture again, just warm it up.
24. 24. Continue stirring until the cream becomes thick and creamy.
25. 25. Let the pudding cream cool down.
26. 26. Stir the cream occasionally while it cools.
27. 27. Whip the cream until stiff peaks form.
28. 28. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cooled pudding cream.
29. 29. Place about one tablespoon of the caramelized hazelnuts into the serving glasses.
30. 30. Spread roughly half of the vanilla cream over the nuts in the glasses.
31. 31. Add the remaining caramelized hazelnuts to the glasses.
32. 32. Add half of the marinated strawberries to the glasses.
33. 33. Cover everything with the remaining vanilla cream.
34. 34. Distribute the remaining strawberries on top of the glasses.
35. 35. Garnish the desserts with fresh mint leaves.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 426
• Protein: 9 g · Fett/Fat: 29 g · Carbs: 31 g