If you’re looking for a dessert that is sure to please a crowd, this cream puffs dessert is just perfect. Once you bite into that delicate, flaky pastry, you get to enjoy the creamy filling. There’s nothing quite like homemade cream puffs – they’re just so delicious!
Whether you have a mid-morning snack in mind, you’re making a dessert to impress or you simply want to see what it’s like to make your own cream puff recipe, you must try these. There’s no way you are going to be disappointed with the results.
You don’t even have to use a piping bag. If you prefer, you can just use a couple of spoons to get that filling in there. They will still taste every bit as delicious! Add a little powdered sugar once they’re done and you have something that looks like it was made in a bakery!
Why You’ll Love the Recipe
Cream puffs are surprisingly easy to make and this recipe is simple to follow. You don’t need to go to the bakery to buy cream puffs when it’s this straightforward to make your own.
How to Serve Them
Cream puffs are a great snack to pair with anything from a cup of coffee or a latte to some iced tea.
Can You Make Them Ahead?
The fresher these are when you serve them, the better they taste.
Storage Instructions
Keep them in an airtight container in the fridge and eat within 2 days. Alternatively freeze for up to 3 months.
Variations and Substitutions
Make an optional chocolate glaze on top by microwaving 2 tablespoons of butter, mixing in 2/3 cup of chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons of milk. Spoon this over the cream puffs.
Ingredients needed:
- All-purpose flour
- Water
- Butter
- Vanilla extract
- Eggs
- White sugar
Filling ingredients:
- Heavy cream
- Milk
- Instant vanilla pudding
How to make Cream Dream Puffs:
Step 1. Put the butter, water, sugar, and vanilla in a pan and bring to a boil.
Step 2. Stir in the flour and keep stirring and cooking until it forms a ball.
Step 3. Remove the mixture from the pan and cool.
Step 4. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 5. Now beat one egg at a time into the cooled flour mixture.
Mix together.
Step 6. Drop tablespoons of the mixture on to parchment paper lined baking sheets.
Step 7. Bake for 15 minutes.
Step 8. Turn the oven heat down to 350 degrees F and cook for another 15 minutes.
Step 9. Remove from the oven and cut a slit into the side of each one with a sharp knife.
Step 10. Let them cool completely.
Step 11. Beat the filling ingredient together until thick and then pipe or scoop it into the cooled puffs.
Step 12. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
Homemade cream puffs are a delicious treat. What a lot of people don’t know is how simple the recipe is. The most important tip is not to open the oven while they’re baking, otherwise they’ll deflate. The rest of the recipe is easy!
Cream Dream Puffs
Ingredients
Method
- Put the butter, water, sugar, and vanilla in a pan and bring to a boil.
- Stir in the flour and keep stirring and cooking until it forms a ball.
- Remove the mixture from the pan and cool.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Now beat one egg at a time into the cooled flour mixture.
- Drop tablespoons of the mixture on to parchment paper lined baking sheets.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Turn the oven heat down to 350 degrees F and cook for another 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cut a slit into the side of each one with a sharp knife.
- Let them cool completely.
- Beat the filling ingredient together until thick and then pipe or scoop it into the cooled puffs.
- Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
Marie Rayner is a retired Chef, freelance writer, recipe developer, food blogger, and Cookbook author. She makes her home in Chester, UK, where she lives with her husband, Todd, and their much beloved English Cocker, Mitzie. Her motto is “Life is far too short to eat bad food,” and her goal is to share delicious and easy recipes which anyone can enjoy and cook in the comfort of their own home.
