Puff pastry sheets are found in the frozen food section (near the pie shells). While unfolding the sheet that had been in the freezer for about a week, the three sections broke. I decided just to go with it and make individual desserts instead of one big dish. They have to thaw for about forty minutes (I just thawed them until they started to get all doughy) before baking for 15-20 minutes.
Don't even try to tell me that those don't look like little pieces of fluffy heaven. I used an egg wash to give them that pretty golden brown coloring on the top. They are perfectly flaky, and the smell... well, let's just say I had a hard time preparing the other parts of the dessert because of it! :)
Since it is Summer, I decided to use strawberries and blueberries. I love strawberries (a rarity for me, because I am not normally a huge fruit advocate), and my parents like blueberries. Also, they are pretty little berries, in my opinion.
Come on, tell me you don't think they are a lovely fruit! I suspect they are even lovelier covered in vanilla pudding. No, not instant vanilla pudding or the kind in the plastic cups that end up in little kid's lunches, but vanilla pudding cooked slow and steady on the stove. It tastes like the custard in my grandma's homemade banana pudding. Once you have tasted it, instant is no longer even a possibility... it changes everything. No lie!
The finished product. Layers of puff pastry separated by strawberries, blueberries, and pudding with a little cool whip for good measure. Experiment a success!
Enjoy the deliciousness! :)
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