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Easy Cream Puffs Recipe

Learn How to Make Delicious Homemade puffs pastry with sweet whipped cream .
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Keyword: choux pastry, cream puff, cream puffs, easy cream puffs recipe, homemade cream puffs
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 14 puffs
Author: Huma

Ingredients

For chuox pastry

  • 4 tablespoon butter
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ cup(75g) all purpose flour
  • 2 eggs

For filling

  • ½ cup whipping cream
  • 4 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • sliced strawberries(optional)
  • powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

For Choux Pastry

  • Preheat oven to 400F. line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat
  • In a heavy bottom saucepan on a medium-high heat, add butter, water, salt, and sugar. Bring to heat, then remove from heat and add flour all at once and stir to combine with a wooden spoon.
  • Once the flour is incorporated, place the saucepan back on the heat and cook until the dough start to forms into a smooth ball and a thin layer forms on the bottom of the pan.
  • Transfer dough to a large mixing bowl and let it cool for 5 minutes .Beat the eggs and slowly mix in the dough with a wooden spoon or hand mixer. mix until smooth and shiny.
  • Transfer the dough into a piping bag fitted with a ½" round tip. pipe small rounds of dough leaving some gap in between. Smooth out little peaks with wet fingertips.
  • Bake for 20 minutes (without opening the oven) or until swollen and golden in color. Transfer to a wire rack. Cut the top of the puffs or piece a hole (they should be hollow inside)

For Filling

  • In a large mixing bowl, add ½ cup whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Beat on medium high until stiff peaks
  • Transfer the whipped cream to a pipping bag and fill inside the puffs. You can fill with sliced strawberries or raspberries inside too. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

Notes

Store cream puffs in an airtight storage container or zip-top bag in the fridge for up to three days.
You can freeze cream puffs. Simply flash freeze them on a baking sheet, then transfer them to a Ziploc freezer bag.. Freeze for up to two months. Thaw in the fridge overnight.