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Homemade Cream Puffs

Homemade Cream Puffs

5 from 1 vote
Cream Puffs or Profiterole is a great and easy dessert will definitely impress your guests. Delicious, creamy, not too sweet, perfect to end up a good meal.
Servings 25 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
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Ingredients
  

Choux Pastry

  • 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
  • 3.5 oz (100ml) milk
  • 3.5 oz (100ml) water
  • 2 tsp (10g) sugar
  • 1/2 tsp (2g) salt
  • 5 ½ tbsp (80g) unsalted butter
  • 4 eggs

Vanilla Pastry Cream

  • 2 cups (480ml) milk
  • 2/3 cup (135g) sugar
  • 1/4 cup (30g) cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp (10g) flour
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 tsp (10g) vanilla extract

Garnish

  • 3.5 oz (100g) semisweet chocolate
  • 1 tbsp butter

Instructions
 

Prepare the choux pastry.

  • In a heavy saucepan heat up water with milk, butter, sugar and salt until butter is melted.
  • Remove the pan from heat, add flour and mix until well blended.
  • Return the saucepan over low heat and while stirring cook for 1 minute or two to pull out the moisture from the batter and until it pulls away from the sides of the pan. You will see some of the dough sticks to the bottom of the pan.
  • Wait until the composition is slightly cooled then add one by one the 4 whole eggs.

How to bake the cream puffs.

  • Preheat the oven at 350F (180C). Place 1 tbsp of batter with distance between them on a slightly greased baking tray. 
  • Bake for about 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Let them cool completely.

Prepare the vanilla pastry cream.

  • Place milk in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer.
  • Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks with sugar and salt until well combined. Add flour and cornstarch and mix to combine.
  • Gradually add milk to the egg mixture and return to heat. Cook, stirring constantly until it boils and thickens.
  • Remove from heat and add vanilla extract.
  • Pour the cream into a clean bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and press it directly onto the pastry cream's surface to prevent skin from forming. Let cool to room temperature.
  • Split the cream puffs in half and fill them with cream and optional with whipping cream and strawberry slices.
  • Melt the chocolate with butter and sprinkle on top of the cream puffs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving out of 25Calories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 16.5gProtein: 3.2gFat: 8.8gSaturated Fat: 5.4gCholesterol: 49mgSugar: 10.2g
Calories: 157kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Keyword: chocolate, cream puffs, eclairs, strawberry, strawberry cream puffs, vanilla cream puffs