# Cherry Karpatka

A classic Polish dessert featuring a choux pastry filled with buttery cream and tart cherries.

- Cuisine: Other
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- pitted cherries
- sugar
- lemon juice
- corn starch
- butter
- water
- sugar
- salt
- eggs
- cream
- whipped cream

## Instructions

1. Let the pitted cherries bubble with a bit of sugar.
2. Make a slurry with the lemon juice and corn starch, and as soon as it thickens, you're done with the cherry filling.
3. Beat together the butter, water, sugar, and a bit of salt.
4. Stir until it forms a smooth, thick ball (your roux).
5. Add the eggs in one at a time to the roux.
6. Spread the pastry into your tin and bake in the oven.
7. Melt butter directly into the cream.
8. Once the cream has set like a jelly, beat it until it's smooth and glossy.
9. Add a little bit of whipped cream at the end to the cream for structure.
10. Pile in the rich cream and sandwich in the glossy cherries.
11. Turn the choux lid right side up and place on top of the cream.
12. Press the lid down gently to adhere.

## Equipment

- tin
- oven

## Tips

- If you've ever been scared of choux pastry, this is the perfect place to start.
- The butter melted directly into the cream keeps it soft and luscious even straight from the fridge.
- Beat the cream until it's smooth and glossy once it's set like a jelly.
- A little bit of whipped cream at the end gives the cream structure.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1156044079743566
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9bda68d0-208a-4fd5-9be2-d4b3e3fd6bf4
- Extracted: 2026-05-07

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