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Easy Homemade Cream Puffs

Rich and delish
These cream puffs are a classy French dessert made with choux pastry, filled with whipped cream or pastry cream, and dipped in chocolate.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 25 cream puffs
Calories 127 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 cup Water
  • 115 g Butter
  • ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon Granulated sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 cup Flour

Whipped cream

  • 4 tablespoon Powder sugar
  • 2 cups Heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat an oven to 218c (425f) and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a saucepan, add the butter, sugar, water, and salt, over medium heat, mix with a wooden spoon until the butter is melted and the mixture is well mixed. Bring to a boil.
  • Add the flour and turn the heat to medium low and stir constantly until you dont see lumps of flour visible and the mixture is well combined. Keep stirring for 1-2 minutes to release extra moisture from the dough.
  • The dough will come together into a ball and a thin film will form in the bottom of the pan.
  • Transfer the dough to a large mixing bowl and mix with an electric hand mixer for about 2 minutes to cool down the dough.
  • Add 4 eggs, one at a time, and let each egg mix thoroughly into the dough. Mix for another minute to let the mixture mix well and be smooth.
  • Transfer the dough to a pastry bag with a round piping tip and pipe the puffs 1 inch apart.
  • Bake in a 218c (425f) preheated oven for 10 minutes, then lower the temperature to 180c (350f) for another 30 minutes. The puffs should look golden brown.
  • Check for doneness by cutting one puff in half. If the inside of the pastry is very moist and spongy, bake for another 2-3 minutes. It is important that the interior of the puffs is not moist. This way they will not deflate.
  • Let them cool completely before filling them.

Make the whipped cream

  • Into a big mixing bowl, add the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and powder sugar. Mix with an electric hand mixer until stiff peaks form.
  • We like cutting the pastry in half, but you can fill it by inserting a hole in the bottom of each puff and fill them with a pastry bag.
  • Fill the puffs with whipped cream or pastry cream from this recipe. And top with extra chocolate or powder sugar if required!

Notes

  • Make sure you pipe the puffs to be the same size to make them bake evenly.
  • When you are adding the flour to the dough, add it in one setting to prevent lumps from forming in the dough.
  • After you cook the dough, cool it until it's not too warm by mixing the dough with an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer to prevent the eggs from cooking. Do not overmix the dough so the oil doesn’t separate from the dough.
  • Bake them for longer than you think to dry out the dough and prevent the puffs from collapsing.
  • When you are adding the eggs to the mixture, mix them with a fork and add them gradually until you get the right consistency. You don’t want to get a runny dough, so this step is important.
  • If your dough turns out too runny, don’t throw it away! Make ½ of the dough batter without adding the eggs and gently mix it with the runny dough until you get the right consistency.
  • If you added all the eggs and your dough is still too tough, add small sips of milk until you get the right texture.
  • Let these cool completely before you add the filling so the filling will not melt.
  • Avoid opening the oven door when baking them, and make sure that your oven is properly reheated. The heat makes these rise and puffs nicely.
  • Use room temperature ingredients. It is important that you use room-temperature ingredients like eggs and butter. This step ensures that your mixture mixes into a homogenous mixture and bakes perfectly.
  • Don’t overmix the batter, you don’t want to develop the gluten in the flour. This step ensures you have moist cookies and not dense and dry cookies.
  • Measure your flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with a back of a knife.

Nutrition

Calories: 127kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 69mgPotassium: 35mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 433IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 0.4mg
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