Before we had our children, my husband and I enjoyed shopping in the Union Square in San Francisco on weekends and stopping by The Rotunda in Neiman Marcus for lunch. While waiting for my favorite Lobster Club, The Rotunda restaurant served these complementary popovers with strawberry butter instead of bread. When you put strawberry butter on top of warm popover, oh my… you will fall in love with these immediately and want more and more.
So I was extremely exctited with joy when I saw my blogger friend Mai of A Cup of Mai shared this Neiman Marcus popover and strawberry butter recipe (I didn’t know there was a Neiman Marcus cookbook!) back in January this year. I hung onto this recipe for nearly a year and I finally had a chance to try this recipe last week.
Immediately after baking, I shared the popovers with my family and dear next-door neighbors and they both loved these popovers. After the positive feedback I received, I can’t wait to share this recipe with you!
They are sooooo good and it’s so easy to make! I’ll be making these again this holiday season and I hope you give this a try and enjoy the popovers and strawberry butter with your loved ones.
Ingredients:
- 3 1/2 cups milk
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 6 large eggs, at room temperature
- Nonstick spray
- 2 popover pans*
- 3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup good quality strawberry preserves
Instructions:
- Place the milk in a bowl and microwave on high for 2 minutes, or until warm to the touch.
- Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl.
- Crack the eggs into the stand mixer fitted with a whisk. Beat on medium speed for about 3 minutes, until foamy and pale in color.
- Turn down the mixer to low and add the warm milk.
- Gradually add the flour mixture and beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
- Turn the machine off and let the batter rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
- When it’s almost 1 hour, preheat oven to 450F (230C) degree.
- Place each of a popover pan on a baking sheet and spray the pans with nonstick spray.
- Fill the popover pans almost to top with the batter.
- Transfer to the oven and bake on 450F (230C) degree for 15 minutes. Then turn down the oven temperature to 375F (190C) degree and bake for 30 minutes, or until the popovers are a deep golden brown on the outside and airy on the inside.
- While baking, make strawberry butter. Place the butter in the stand mixer and beat on high until light and fluffy. Add the preserves and beat until well combined.
- Serve popovers warm with strawberry butter.
Notes
* Prep time is not including the 1 hour that we need to rest batter.
* If you use muffin pans, use every other tin so that the popovers have plenty of room to expand OR pour only halfway up with batter.
* Put the strawberry butter in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.
Recipe is from A Cup of Mai originally from Neiman Marcus Cookbook by Kevin Garvin and John Harrison.
Enjoy!
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Dear Nami,
The deep golden brown colour of these popovers are enticing enough let how delicious they are. I’ve never heard of it but I like the idea of a savoury sweet strawberry butter too!
Came here looking for your Agedashi Tofu recipe, which I’ll be adding to our menu this week, and saw this new post, making me drool and long for a 10:52pm snack
Just sounds so delicious… And the photos are gorgeous, just want to make you take a bite (or six.)
Don’t you just love popovers??? Yours looks amazing and I like the technique. The strawberry butter looks quite lovely too. I’ve only used my popover pan once, I need to revive it!!! I’m loving popovers!
I wish I could have been your neighbour lol
I have never heard or tasted this kind of popover but I am sure it does looks real yummy and delicious. Looking so cute when they expanded popping out.
Alright, I’m going to have to get a popover pan now. These sound great and pretty simple. And I’m loving the idea of strawberry butter! Thanks for the recipe Nami!
Nami, this looks really amazing!!! A popover with such lovely ‘spill-out’ is sure to taste really good!
I keep planning to bake these and then i get scared thinking it will be a disaster! Yours look so so SO PERFECT
these golden yummies looks so cute and yummy ^^ i would love to make them too ^^ thanks!
You have an actual popover pan … I’m impressed. I just make them in my muffin pan.
Although I love popovers with gravy, I enjoy the reheated ones the next day with a bit of strawberry jam just as much. I’ve never though to add butter to the jam/preserves but I bet it’s very tasty.
Hi Maria, haha YES! I had to buy it… I love NM’s popovers so much that I have to make my own (since it’s hard to bring my kids to nice restaurants so often).
I’m glad I invested in 2 popover pans! And strawberry butter is a must!
I like this
These look delightful Nami!
Mandy
Nami, I love popovers so much! It brings me childhood memories! Love the idea of strawberry butter, I had never heard of it, but it sounds like a perfect pair for these popovers. By the way, they rose beautifully!!
This is amazing. I’ve never heard of popovers before. I’d like to get that mould popover mould first
Hi Nami,
This looks so yummy! I will be making it soon.
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! I’m happy that you liked the recipe!
I have never tried or heard of popovers. They look so delicious. I am big fan of strawberry so I am sure I will love them.
When I was a kid my dad would make popovers on the weekend and we’d eat the with beautiful farmer’s butter and homemade wild strawberry jam. Thanks for the memories. I need a popover pan or 2. We can’t get them here and I want one.
Nami, your Popovers look absolutely stunning and strawberry butter (which I have never made before) sounds so wonderful with these. The specialty baking pans seem to be really wonderful because your popoves look perfectly baked and rose so well! Very nicely done, Nami!
I don’t think I have ever had a pop over. These do look interesting. I love the shape of them when they’re cooked. That strawberry butter must be wonderful on these when they’re straight out of the oven xx
Fabulous, what you call popovers, us brits call yorkshire pudding. We serve them with a roast beef meal, or just as a starter dish covered in onion gravy. But as a kid, when we had some left after sunday lunch we would spread strawberry jam on them.
Must try your recipe sometime, thanks.
Woooh! Love these popovers! They looks super good
Nomnomnomnom my friend I think I am a huge fan of these breakfast every morning would be nice
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Wow.. Looks simply amazing.. thanks for the wonderful recipe
Nami, I had no idea that popovers looked so cute and funny. They are also very appetising and strawberry butter alone makes me hungry! This is another of the dozens of your recipes I have put on my to do list.
Those popovers are gorgeous! Made only that much better with that strawberry butter! Nom, nom, NOM!
reminds me of the “mariposa” at the neiman marcus in hawaii, except they serve their popovers with a tropical type of butter.
These popovers look so fun! I love that you paired it with the strawberry butter. I bet it was a big treat.
You baked again? Wow, Nami! I am impressed. Those popovers look so good and I would love to devour over them every single day! Yummy recipe and great pictures!!!!
Marvelous! They look so good Nami! I wonder if I can use muffin molds instead or popovers because I don’t have them. I’ll hold on to this recipe too and wait until I find the right moment to make it. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Weng, yes, you can and I updated that info in my Note section in the recipe. Thanks!
I am really hungry right now, and I was about to go to make some MC and cheese. Now I wished I had strawberries around, cause you made me want your popover very badly. Maybe I ll just make the popover. =P I ll let you know, thanks for the recipe share!
The popovers at Neiman Marcus are so good! And the strawberry butter – heaven! Love these!
I love pop overs!!!
What a delightful and easy popovers recipe! I can’t wait to try baking this and making the strawberry butter. Thanks for this delish recipe idea, Nami! You always know how to give us wonderful treats!
They look amazing!!! Warm popovers and strawberry butter?! I don’t think anything could sound better.
Nami, these popovers need to pop over to my house!! Don’t forget to pop over some of that strawberry butter, too. LOVE THIS!!
This looks so much fun, Nami – I’m embarrassed to even say that I haven’t ever seen or tasted a popover. At first glance (before seeing that lovely strawberry butter) I thought they were Yorkshire puddings because of their shape. Oh to be in the USA – and oh, to remember the carefree days before kids. Just as wonderful
Your popovers are beautiful and very tempting! A speciality I very much enjoy making and eating.
Cheers,
Rosa
Nami I make these every year for Thanksgiving, in fact dinner wouldn’t be the same without them. I actually posted a video of me making them and planned to run that again this week. There’s nothing better than these, light, airy and delicious. There’s always room for popovers even with a filling meal like we have at Thanksgiving. Yours look beautiful!
loook at your popovers! Look at how big and tall and yummy and delicious! Look at your butter- sweet just like I like it. I am all over this recipe. A must do from you yet once again!
I have thought about baking popover many times and was eyeing a pan last weekend. Yours look delightful and inspires me to go and bake some. Will have to give it a try.
Strawberry butter!! I’m in love. I feel like I have to run out and buy a popover pan now.
Oh my! These do look SO good! I do love a good popover and the strawberry butter is quite different but very, very intriguing. Sounds like a great holiday brunch treat to me! I’m so glad you found the recipe and shared it with us!
I’m more intrigued by that yummy strawberry butter!
I love popovers but haven’t been able to commit to popover pans yet and using muffin tins just doesn’t give the same effect. Loving that strawberry butter, it sounds delish.
How do they “pop over” like that? It looks like a simple regular recipe but these things really get BIG! I’ve only tried popovers once here, can you believe? I’ve been meaning to taste them again. This one’s going to files, that’s for sure! Great job, Nami! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Oh I love how your popovers are so puffy and gorgeous after being cooked! These would be so fun to make for the holidays! Hugs, Terra
Yummy! I love popovers – always fun to eat it. The recipe is so simple and strawberry butter sounds ver refreshing. I should visit The Rotunda one of these days, sounds like it’s a nice place to dine.
I LOVE popovers, Nami! Last time I was at The Rotunda, I couldn’t stop eating the popovers and the strawberry butter. It was delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe. Your neighbors are sure lucky to have you live next door. =)
Hi Candice! It’s really dangerous, even you make it at home… which is why I immediately pass some of them to my neighbor.
It’s actually very easy to make and taste amazing!
These are great..I bet they would be an amazing addition on the Thanksgiving table =)
Your popovers are beautiful, Nami! My mom made them for us when I was growing up and seeing yours brings back delicious memories. I really should bake some for my sons! Thank you for the inspiration. I can imagine they are even more tempting with strawberry butter! What a lucky neighbors you have, too.
too cute, love them, Nami
Hi. These popovers look really delicious, I have never heard about them but they look very interesting and I would liek to try them.
Ciao.
This popover look so cute. With deep golden brown crust , it must be very good. And i have never had strawberry butter, sound so refreshing ,
Wow, Nami, that’s looks so good. First time I had popovers was in Main last summer-)) I was wondering if they are difficult to cook. Yours looks amazing! Thank you for idea, specially the strawberry butter.
Oh My is right… Love the idea of a berry butter on popovers!! The only problem is I’m quite certain I would eat a dozen or so myself
. So delicious looking and sounding Nami… (and I’ll admit that every once in a while I long for those lazy, hazy, weekend morning strolls just husband and wife). The snap of the popovers in the oven is incredible!
These popovers looks absolutely delicious! I am thinking about making them at Thanksgiving. I do not have the pan for them though. Where do you find that? Do most stores carry them?
Hi Julia!
Yes, I’ve seen these pans at most of the kitchen stores I’ve been, or you can order online at Amazon (link in the recipe) like I did.
They immediately spoke to my heart Nami! Beautiful popovers and I am sure the strawberry butter made them even more delightful!
So delicious. These look amazing. I have never had strawberry butter. Yum
Nami, I LOVE THIS RECIPE! You’re so good at making gorgeous sweets.
Don’t you just love those Neiman Marcus popovers?!! I know I do! Thanks for sharing the recipe, I didn’t realize there is a Neiman Marcus cookbook, but it makes sense
I’m sure your family loved this treat and I would like to try the strawberry butter on waffles or pancakes;-)
Shame on me for never having a popover! I’ve been tempted to buy a pan but have resisted the urge. Yours along with the strawberry butter are convincing me to take the plunge.
Nami-san, I have just pinned your recipe on a recipe that I want to make on Pin Interest. I have always wanted to make these but now with your easy to follow instructions, I think I can. Take Care, BAM
These are SO cute Nami
were they featured in Food Gawker because I remember seeing nearly the same Popovers there~
I’ve actually never seen pop over tins before! They’re super cute and I would love trying to bake pop overs, I love how they spill over to create that homey and rustic look!
Thanks for sharing!
Man, I need to live next door to you! I WISH I had a neighbor who brought me fresh-baked popovers. Now, THAT’S a neighbor to beat all neighbors.
Thank you Nami! Your blog is exactly what I was looking for! I spent two weeks “lost in blogs”, but I’ve finally find you.
Brava!
From Italy, waiting for your next wonderful recipe
Hi Serena! I’m happy to hear you found my blog and thank you so much for stopping by to leave the kind comment.
Hope you enjoy my recipes!
Wow, your popovers really pop up high. I made them a few times and they were not nearly as high as yours! Gotta give your recipe a try soon. And those strawberry butter sounds so good with these popovers. I know my kids would love these for sure.
Oh my…this looks incredibly delicious! I haven`t tried any foods from Neiman Marcus before. Actually, I never knew the store existed until a few months ago. LOL
I’ve never eaten popovers. They seem similar to yorkshire puddings?
Look at you Nami baking so often now:) Your popovers look perfect and I can imagine how great they taste with the strawberry butter. I’ve never made these let alone tasted one. Definitely a recipe to hold onto.
P.S. Your rice milling post was great!
I had my first popover (and with strawberry jam) in Maine a few summers ago. They are AWESOME! I have been meaning to make them since then too, but I can never seem to keep up with my list of things to make. Your post reminded me how much I loved these though and perhaps I can bump them up toward the top of the to make list.
Hi Nami,
I have never made or tasted popovers. This looks like a great recipe! Going to try them for Christmas. The strawberry butter sounds incredible too!
Strawberry butter? Oh my! How funny you came across the recipe of a store favorite.
Love how easy the recipe for this delicious popovers are! And that strawberry butter?!?! Oh my
These are so cute, i’ve never seen popovers until now..they really do POP over the cases dont they?
love the strawberry butter too..two great ideas in one. Thanks Nami 
I love Union Square but there is just way too many people there now! And I kind of get scared of all the bums too!
Anyway, I love these popovers. I could make a meal out of it! And strawberry butter? Where has that been all my life?!
Oh gosh Nami! Your baking skills are phenomenol! Look at how much these puffed up!! I’m kinda ashamed to say I haven’t actually tried making popovers yet. lol. hehe.. And that strawberry butter would taste so amazing with it!
Strawberry butter! That truly does sound amazing! I have never made popovers. This much change!
If we serve these popovers at Thanksgiving, I think they will be gone in seconds!! Oh gosh, they look SO good! At the rate you are going, I think you can no longer call yourself the novice baker anymore. I am saving this recipe after Thanksgiving, so I don’t have to fight with anyone:)
Did you miss those days with just you and your husband? I don’t want to sound like a bad mother, but sometimes I did. I love my kids, but there are some things that we can’t do often since they arrive.
I never made popovers, looks wonderful…!!!
Hi Nami, these look really delicious, but I must admit that for me I’ll always associate them with roast dinners and gravy. We eat the same things in England, but they’re called Yorkshire Puddings there (you may remember I posted about them a few months ago). I should try them one day with a sweet accompaniment – it’s new territory for me since up to now they’ve always been a savoury side dish.
They look golden and delicious and that strawberry butter sounds like the perfect compliment.
Yours look so great – definitely like they POPPED out of their pans! I’ve only heard about popovers before but I’ve never seen them before in Australia but they look delish, esp with that strawberry butter
Dear Nami,
this is truly delicious looking
and the strawberry butter is such a brilliant idea!
Nice hot popover with strawberry jam! That is my kind of snack or the side dish for the feast table. You did a great job with these popover, Nami. Love how they popped over the pan!
Yum!
I’ve never tried popovers, nor have I even heard of it before…:O We are so left out in Australia! Sounds and looks totally delicious.
I have yet to try making popovers. These look so lovely. I think I’ll give them a try today and if I’m successful, these will be on the Thanksgiving table.
Yummy! I can’t believe I’ve never tried popovers. This post has me feeling I need to! I love compound butters and I bet the strawberry butter just put these over the top.
This looks similar to the English yorkshire pudding, I love these types of starter bread.
You will get my feedback soon as well, as I’m going to make it for a breakfast
love this! i want to make this for breakfast tomorrow, looks soooo good!
Gosh, I haven’t had popover in years. That Neiman Marcus strawberry butter is famous – they serve it in all of their store restaurants. And it’s delish – glad to have the recipe. Thank you.
I love making popovers but mine never turn out as beautiful as yours. I’ll have to try your recipe. They are perfectly puffed.
Happy Thanksgiving Nami.
We always have popovers on our Thanksgiving table, and make sure to have plenty leftover for the next morning. Oh how I wish I had stopped by here earlier and read about strawberry butter, I would have definitely made it. Oh well, next year for sure, thanks for the great idea Nami!
LL
Beautiful post! Nami, you’re getting so good at baking and making desserts! I wish I were your neighbor, hehe!
Thanks Kim!
You are close enough but you should move closer so we can always hang out. 
These popovers are so good and I need to make them again soon!
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