Strawberry Napoleon Pastry

By á-73003

Makes 3

Ingredients

• 1 sheet (half of a 17 oz. pkg) frozen puff pastry*
• 1 (3.4 oz) pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup whipped topping
• 2 cup stemmed and sliced strawberries
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted (optional)
• Powdered sugar, for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Thaw folded pastry sheet for 20 minutes. Open sheet and cut along folds to
make three equal strips; halve each strip to make six rectangles. Space apart on baking sheet. Bake in
center of oven about 15 minutes until well browned and baked through. Remove to rack to cool.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk pudding mix, milk, and extract for 2 minutes; fold in whipped topping and
blend thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate.
Carefully split each piece of pastry in half horizontally. Cover bottom halves with almonds, then pudding
mixture and sliced strawberries, dividing equally. Cover with pastry tops. Dust with powdered sugar.
You could double the pudding mixture and use both sheets of puff pastry for more Napoleons or you could use all of the puff pastry to have additional layers for each Napoleon.