Addition Uses for creme patissiere other than in a choux

[FoodExpression]

Having a dinner party for 12 and need to cut down on the work from making a choux and thus tending to individual profiterols or eclairs so am trying to come up with a good idea to use the creme.

Only thing i can think of is....

Creme patissiere with berries and mint
any additional ideas?

[rabaja]

Gateau Basque. It's cherry season, you can make it ahead of time and its absolutely delicious.

[rasputina]

napoleans

[goodhealthgourmet]

+1 on the trifle or fruit tart - first ones that came to mind for quick & easy.

for something a bit more labor-intensive, my mind immediately went to Torta Della Nonna...or Boston Cream Pie - you can make the components ahead of time and just assemble that morning.

[S_K]

You can serve it with cake. Fruit optional.

[greygarious]

The classic strawberry tart - pate sucreee shell, baked. Fill with chilled pastry cream. Arrange whole strawberries, upright, in concentric circles (or a mixture of fresh fruit like whole berries, kiwi slices, pineapple wedges). Use a red currant jelly glaze for all-berry tart, or a clear apple jelly glaze for mixed fruit. Make individual tartlets or a large one.

[Jay F]

+1. Fruit tarts.

[paulj]

a trifle

[escondido123]

Use it in the bottom of a cooked tart shell and then add fruit.