Strawberry Almond Cream Napoleons

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 puff pastry sheet (half of a 17-ounce package)
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 cup half-and-half or 1 cup cream or 1 cup full-fat milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 cup cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 2 1/2 cups strawberries, sliced thinly
• 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds (can use more)
• powdered sugar, for sprinkling

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 thaw the folded pastry sheet for about 25 minutes.
• 3 open the sheet and cut along folds to make three equal strips.
• 4 half each strips to make six rectangles.
• 5 space apart on a baking sheet.
• 6 bake in the center of the oven for about 15 minutes, or until well browned and baked through; remove to a rack to cool.
• 7 meanwhile in a bowl, using the low speed of a electric mixer combine the pudding, half and half cream; beat for about 2-3 minutes.
• 8 using a spatula fold in the thawed cool whip topping; cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
• 9 carefully split each pieces of baked puff pastry in half horizontally.
• 10 cover the bottom halves with almonds, then the pudding mixture and then sliced strawberries (dividing equally).
• 11 cover the the pastry tops.
• 12 dust with powdered sugar.
• 13 store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.