Crispy Vanilla Cream Horns 🥐✨

🛒 Ingredients

For the Pastry Shells:

• 1 sheet puff pastry (thawed but still cold)

• 1 egg + 1 tbsp water (egg wash)

• Coarse sugar (sanding sugar or granulated sugar)

• Butter (for greasing metal cones)

For the Pastry Cream (Crème Pâtissière):

• 2 cups (500 ml) milk

• 4 large egg yolks

• ½ cup sugar

• ¼ cup cornstarch

• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

• 2 tbsp unsalted butter

👩‍🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Prepare the Puff Pastry

Preheat your oven to 200°C (400°F).

• Roll out the puff pastry slightly

• Cut into long strips (about 2 cm wide)

• Lightly grease your metal cones

Wrap each strip around the cone, slightly overlapping as you go.

2. Brush & Coat

Brush each pastry with egg wash, then roll in coarse sugar for a sweet, crunchy finish.

3. Bake Until Golden

Place cones seam-side down on a lined baking tray.

• Bake for 15–20 minutes

• Until deeply golden and crispy

Let them cool slightly, then carefully remove from the molds.

4. Make

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