Key facts
- Alternative names
- Crème bavaroise, Bavarois
- Type
- Custard
- Course
- Dessert
- Place of origin
- France
- Main ingredients
- Milk, eggs, gelatin , whipped cream
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- native label
- Bavarois
- Commons category
- Bavarian cream
- course
- dessert
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Encyclopedic overview
Bavarian cream, crème bavaroise or simply bavarois is a French dessert consisting of an egg-based cooked custard (milk thickened with eggs) and gelatin or isinglass, into which whipped cream is folded. The mixture sets up in a cold mold and is unmolded for serving. Earlier versions, sometimes called fromage bavarois, did not include eggs or any actual cheese. One recipe using isinglass also calls for crumbled amaretto cookies, chocolate and other flavorings. One contemporary French recipe for "bavarois" is a savory preparation with a neufchâtel-type cheese and leeks, and is not a sweet dessert.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bavarian cream” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.