Bavarian Cream with Blackberry Coulis
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Deliciously flavorful smooth Bavarian Cream with real vanilla specks. Topped with an easy Blackberry Coulis and real whipped cream for a real show stopper!
I made a mistake in the kitchen. One of the most amazing mistakes ever!
I wanted to make a bavarian cream filling for a post that had been rambling around in my head. Well, the further I got into it, the more that I realized that this recipe wasn’t suited for a filling. It was a stand alone screaming on the top of the mountain prima donna. The recipe that was floating in my head took an immediate back seat to this dish.
Talk about a delicious, melt in your mouth, cream with real vanilla specks. The Blackberry Coulis tops this dish with a burst of fresh fruit richness, and dresses up the dish elegantly. This isn’t one of those desserts that is sickly sweet thats good on the first taste, but goes downhill from there. No, this lovely concoction is delicious to the very last bite. Mistakes like this are what keep me in the kitchen.
Bavarian Cream with Blackberry Coulis
Ingredients
Bavarian Cream
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon powdered gelatin
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 5 egg yolks
Whipped Topping
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 3 teaspoons sugar
Blackberry Coulis
- 1 pint blackberries reserve 6
- 1 to 2 teaspoons sugar depending on the sweetness of the berries
Instructions
- In a saucepan, add cream. Split vanilla bean and scrape seeds into cream. Drop the bean into cream and bring to a boil Turn off the heat and let sit for 1 hour. Discard pod.
- Sprinkle the gelatin into the milk and set aside.
- Whisk the sugar and egg yolks together. Warm cream mixture back up and slowly whisk into the egg yolks. Place this mixture over simmering water and stir until thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from the heat and add milk and gelatin mixture. Place mixture into an ice bath and bring to room temperature.
- Whip heavy cream with an electric mixer and add sugar until soft peaks form. Fold 1-1/4 cups of whipped cream into cream mixture. Reserve remaining whipped cream for topping. Pour into 6 dessert dishes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Allow to chill 4 to 5 hours.
- Place blackberries into a blender with sugar. Blend until smooth.
- Top bavarian cream with whipped cream and blackberry coulis and reserved blackberry.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.
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oh wow. That is pretty much the perfect dessert. I’ve never had Bavarian cream before. I need to read up on all the different creams and puddings. There are so many! Some taste testing may be required 😉 Thanks for linking up at #SaucySaturdays.
Thank you Christine. My husband loves Bavarian filled pastry but this is what he got. It was delicious.
I wish I could make mistakes like these!! Looks and sounds delicious Julie!! Thanks for linking up at saucysaturdays
I am sure you do. You are an amazing cook!
I’ve haven’t come across Bavarian Cream before, yours looks so delicious & tempting I must give it a try. Thanks for sharing Julie 🙂
Thank you!
Best mistake ever! LOL! This look so decadent and classy + your pics are amazing! Pinned! Thanks for sharing! 😀
Thank you! You are always so sweet and I really appreciate your support!
This is just so heavenly, Julie! And so good to get a recipe for all of the blackberries that usually abound this time of the year! Gorgeous photos! 😀
Thank you! It wasn’t difficult but new for me and very yummy. I wish all my photos would cooperate. Some days is just a fight as you know.
What a delicious and decadent mistake in your dessert Julie. Wow! So fresh and luscious, and that blackberry on top was definitely a great addition to set your photo off. Wonderful! Sometimes mistakes happen for a reason eh? Enjoy your upcoming trip, I can’t believe summer is almost over, but in a way, I’m kind of looking for cooler weather, I know, I know, never satisfied am I? 🙂
Thank you Loretta! We are always happy but enjoy some more than others right? Enjoy your holiday too!
Julie, this looks wonderful! I love blackberries, too!
Thank you Anna! It was yummy.
Oh my gosh – this is so beautiful. I’ve never made Bavarian cream – but it’s on my list now. Wonderful!
You are so darned sweet. Thank you so much Lindy!
This looks like a beautiful, yummy dessert, Julie–I love happy mistakes like this! 🙂
Thank you Nancy!
Sounds like a pretty great mistake! I think my mum used to make something like this and it was indeed delicious – I can tell yours would be too. And the coulis looks great as well.
Thank you Caroline!
Your dessert looks so good Julie – I have a big weakness for this kind of a “treat”. I love your so-called “mistake” and that you shared your creation with all of us. I need an excuse to make this 🙂
Thank you Judi! It was so yummy and definitely a treat.
You got me at bavarian. Do you know that that’s one of my favorite flavors of donut? Nope? Now you know. 😀 This dessert sounds so amazingly divine. Have a lovely weekend and thanks for sharing this awesome dessert. Happy FF, Julie. 🙂
Thanks Jhuls! That is my husband’s favorite donut flavor too so I knew he would love this one. Thank for co-hosting!
What a great way to use such a show-stopping (your prima donna metaphor made me laugh!) bavarian cream! All the components sound so delicious and must make such a perfect dessert 🙂
Thank you! It was really delicious. One of my husbands favorites!
Julie, I love when a mistake turns out alright!! And, what a great use of blackberries. The pictures are simply mouthwatering. Happy FF, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
What a delicious mistake this was 😉 It looks heavenly!
Thank you Sarah! My son said it’s the recipe he uses to make tiramisu. Who knew?
I want to make mistakes like you do, Julie! What a delicious concoction!
Thank you! It sure was an amazing dish.
This looks so tempting! I just know it’s so good:)
Thank you! Way to good. I can’t trust myself to make it too often. 🙂
I could go for that dessert. Great for company too.
Thank you! I did serve it to guests and got the response “you made this?” Very satisfying!
Oh wow ! This looks so tempting Julie ! Love the clicks too
Thank you Freda! It is very good, and just a treat for once in a while. I enjoyed the clicks too. Sometimes they are just better than other times you know?
Yes Julie ! Can totally relate to you ! Sometimes it’s hard to pick out one good picture , sometimes you have plenty of them ! The subject truly matters .
Ever since I saw ur ice cream post I was drilling and waiting to hop here.. Looks perfect.. My lo seeing ur post and saying ice cream ice cream
Thank you! This is more of a pudding and doesn’t get frozen. The coulis is delicious on ice cream though!
A decadent and delicious mistake. Gorgeous too with the blackberry coulis.
Oh my… This is a very good-looking mistake! 🙂
I agree Ana! Thank you!
Wow! I was trying to figure out what to do with my blackberries. This looks great!
Thank you! I put that blackberry coulis on yogurt when the bavarian cream was devoured too. I just love blackberries!
I’m not sure I’ve ever had Bavarian Cream. Looks good!
Thank you Debbie! It is so delicious. Tastes even a bit fancy.
I love Bavarian Cream, when I was in school I took Home Economics and Bavarian Cream was our final exam. It’s fun to make and delicious and I love with the blackberry coulis.