# Fig Crème Fraîche Custard Croissant Danishes

These croissant danishes are filled with juicy figs, homemade fig compote, and whipped crème fraîche custard.

- Cuisine: French
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 200 g fresh figs
- 50 g sugar
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 0.5 lemon lemon zest
- vanilla or cinnamon
- 300 ml milk
- 3 egg yolks
- 60 g sugar
- 15 g cornstarch
- 200 g crème fraîche
- 1 tsp vanilla
- croissant dough
- honey

## Instructions

1. Roll out the croissant dough to 9 mm thickness.
2. Cut out 9 cm circles from the dough using a round cutter.
3. Place the dough circles on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
4. Place small metal bowls inside each dough circle.
5. Fill the small metal bowls with dried beans to weigh them down.
6. Proof the dough and then bake until golden brown.
7. Remove the metal bowls and dried beans from the baked croissant danishes.
8. Brush the baked danishes with a glaze.
9. In a bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch.
10. Add egg yolks to the sugar and cornstarch mixture.
11. Whisk until smooth and yellow.
12. Heat milk in a saucepan.
13. Pour the egg yolk mixture into the heated milk.
14. Whisk continuously over heat until the custard thickens.
15. Add crème fraîche to the thick custard.
16. Add vanilla to the custard mixture.
17. Whisk until combined, then chill and lightly whip until airy.
18. Quarter fresh figs and combine with sugar, water, and lemon juice in a saucepan.
19. Simmer on low for 10-15 minutes until figs soften.
20. Mash lightly for a rustic compote, or blend smooth, then chill.
21. Spoon the fig compote into the center of each baked danish.
22. Pipe the whipped crème fraîche custard on top of the fig compote.
23. Slice fresh figs.
24. Top each danish with a slice of fresh fig.
25. Drizzle honey over the fresh fig slices.
26. Serve the fig crème fraîche custard croissant danishes.

## Equipment

- rolling pin
- round cutter
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- small metal bowls
- saucepan
- whisk
- small bowls
- knife
- cutting board
- spoon
- piping bag

## Tips

- Simmer fig compote on low until figs soften (10–15 min).
- Mash figs lightly for a rustic compote, or blend smooth. Chill before using.
- Whisk in crème fraîche and vanilla off heat.
- Chill custard, then lightly whip until airy.
- Use weights on top of the dough to create little wells for the filling during baking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMdTRbdw/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/eed3346c-c15a-41fc-97c3-8495cbcb82c8
- Extracted: 2025-09-20

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