Description
These Classic Cream Puffs are a delightful French dessert made with choux pastry, filled with a light and fluffy whipped cream. They are easy to make and perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
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For the Choux Pastry:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
For the Whipped Cream Filling:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Make the Choux Pastry: In a saucepan, combine butter, water, and salt. Add flour, stir until a ball forms. Remove from heat, cool, then add eggs one at a time.
- Bake: Pipe mounds of dough onto the baking sheet and bake until puffed and golden.
- Make the Filling: Whip heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
- Fill the Puffs: Slice puffs, fill with whipped cream, and dust with powdered sugar.
Notes
- For a pastry cream filling instead of whipped cream, make a vanilla custard and chill before piping into puffs.
- Cream puffs are best served the day they are made.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream puff
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
