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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Pastries

    Easy Cream Puffs Recipe (Video)

    May 20, 2020 By Brandy 21 Comments

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    Believe it or not, cream puffs are one of the easiest desserts to make!  I'll share my easy cream puffs recipe, and you can dress them up however you'd like! My favorite way to enjoy them is with a simple cream filling.
    French pastries are my absolute favorite. If you like these you might like our homemade cherry turnovers or croissants.

    Watch Our Step By Step Video!

    My Sweetheart and I recently celebrated our wedding Anniversary. We had a nice dinner at home with the kids, since it was a weeknight, and for dessert, I made one of his favorite treats. Cream puffs! Have you made your own cream puffs before? They look like they might be complicated, but are actually really easy to make only requiring a few ingredients.
    finished cream puffs on white platter

    How Do You Make Cream Puffs?

    cream puff dough in pan
    You can use this pastry dough for cream puffs, eclairs and churros as well! It's super versatile and so simple.

    Easy Cream Puff Dough

    First, you'll heat 1 stick of butter and a cup of water in a saucepan until it comes to a boil. Add a cup of flour and stir until a dough forms. There will probably be a thin film on the bottom of your pan----that's normal. The dough isn't burning, it's just cooking.
    Add 4 eggs, 1 at a time, stirring completely to incorporate each time. The dough will look a bit slimy like it's not going to come together, but keep stirring because it will. PROMISE.
    balls of cream puff dough on baking sheet
    Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop 20 balls of cream puff dough onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. Cream puffs should be golden brown. Let cool.

    How big should cream puffs be?

    You can make these large or small. Mine are medium shaped, about 2" when baked.
    slicing top off of cream puff with a sharp knife

    Cutting and Hollowing Out Cream Puffs

    There are a couple of different ways to fill cream puffs. You can inject the cream through the side, or slice the top off and fill with cream then put the top back on. This is what I do.

    I take a sharp knife and cut the tip of my cream puff off. Then I pull out the dough in the center to make room for the cream, fill with cream, and put the top of the cream puff back on.

    Watch my step by step video to see exactly how to do this!
    filling cream puff using a frosting bag

    How To Fill Cream Puffs With Cream

    First, you'll need to decide what kind of cream you'd like to use. My favorites are homemade whipped cream, chocolate mousse, or pastry cream. 

    Fill a large Ziploc baggie or frosting bag with a large star tip (optional) or simply cut the corner off of the bag. Load bag with filling and fill each cream puff. Place the top of the cream puff back into place.

    For a fancier version, spoon a small amount of chocolate ganache over each finished cream puff and refrigerate until firm.

    Store cream puffs in the refrigerator. They can be frozen for up to 6 months.

    filled cream puffs on cooling rack

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    finished cream puffs on white platter

    Easy Cream Puffs Recipe (Profiteroles)

    Believe it or not, cream puffs are one of the easiest desserts to make!  I'll share my easy cream puffs recipe, and you can dress them up however you'd like! My favorite way to enjoy them is with a simple cream filling.
    4.60 from 10 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 2 minutes minutes
    cooling: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 42 minutes minutes
    Servings: 20 cream puffs
    Calories: 98kcal

    Ingredients

    Cream Puff Dough

    • 1 cup water
    • ½ cup butter
    • 1 cup flour
    • 4 large eggs

    Homemade Whipped Cream

    • 1 cup heavy whipping cream (granulated por powdered sugar)
    • 3 tablespoon sugar
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions

    • Heat water and butter to a rapid boil in a saucepan over medium heat to medium-high heat.
    • Add flour and reduce heat to low. Stir constantly, using a wooden spoon, for 1 minute or until a soft dough forms.
    • Remove pan from heat. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat with a spoon until completely mixed in before adding each additional egg. It doesn't seem like the eggs will incorporate, but they WILL. Just be patient!
    • Scoop balls of dough (I use a medium cookie scoop) and place onto an ungreased baking sheet.
    • Bake in oven at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown and puffed up.
    • Let cool for 30 minutes on cooling racks (room temperature).
    • While cream puffs cool, make whipped cream. In a large mixing bowl, by beat heavy whipping cream and sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer or stand mixer until stiff peaks form.
    • Slice off the tip of each cream puff and gently remove the insides of each cream puff.
    • Fill a pastry bag or ziploc bag with cream mixture and pipe filling into each cream puff. Replace tops.
    • Store cream puffs in refrigerator.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 98kcal

     

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Lisa says

      June 07, 2025 at 6:23 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely Delish! and so easy to make, this was my first time making them and they turned out perfect.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        June 07, 2025 at 9:08 pm

        Yay!! So glad to hear,they seem that they'd be difficult, but really aren't!

        Reply
    2. the farmer's daughter says

      October 21, 2024 at 3:55 pm

      5 stars
      I've been making these for years. My family loves them, they are easy but look like it's taken hours to prepare! I make different fillings depending on the season or holiday. So good!!

      Reply
    3. Marilyn Truman says

      September 26, 2023 at 12:43 pm

      What did I do wrong? Mine didn’t puff up.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        September 27, 2023 at 3:20 pm

        Hi Marilyn! I've never had any issues with them puffing up and have made this recipe many times so I'm not sure what could have gone wrong, but this reddit thread might be helpful! https://www.reddit.com/r/pastry/comments/fypx64/my_cream_puffs_didnt_puff/

        Reply
    4. Nicky says

      September 02, 2023 at 1:29 pm

      5 stars
      These were unbelievably easy to make, especially for someone like me who avoids baking at all costs. Followed the recipe but didn’t have a piping bag or ziplock bag so used a tablespoon measure to generously dollop them onto the parchment paper and they came out perfect!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        September 02, 2023 at 1:37 pm

        Nicky, this made my day! So glad you found the recipe easy to follow. These were one of the first "fancy" things I ever tried making and I couldn't believe how easy they were either!

        Reply
    5. MT says

      March 18, 2023 at 7:55 pm

      I put on ungreased baking pan and they all stuck!

      Reply
    6. Connie says

      June 03, 2022 at 4:48 pm

      5 stars
      Hi can the shell be frozen once it's baked ??

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        June 05, 2022 at 5:29 pm

        Yes! Cream puffs freeze really well (filled or unfilled).

        Reply
    7. Its A Blog Party says

      July 02, 2010 at 8:48 pm

      Yum! Those look sooo good!
      Thanks for linking up!
      ~Liz

      Reply
    8. shopannies says

      June 29, 2010 at 5:10 pm

      mmmm goood looks so delicious

      Reply
    9. K. Ruhl says

      March 30, 2010 at 4:44 pm

      These sound so good! I must try them <3

      Reply
    10. michelle@somedaycrafts says

      March 26, 2010 at 4:22 am

      Those look so delish!!!

      Reply
    11. Steph @ somewhatsimple says

      March 25, 2010 at 2:35 am

      Mmmmm... I am going to feature these on my sidebar tomorrow!

      Reply
    12. Brooke says

      March 24, 2010 at 8:21 pm

      Happy Anniversary! I was thinking about you yesterday. And those cream puffs look dang good!

      Reply
    13. Wendy says

      March 24, 2010 at 7:01 pm

      Oh YUMMY! I will be trying these babies!

      Reply
    14. Me and My Pink Mixer says

      March 24, 2010 at 6:08 pm

      Oh yum ~ I love cream puffs! I have only made them once & that was years ago - will have to try this recipe soon!

      Reply
    15. Lisa F says

      March 24, 2010 at 5:17 pm

      Um...... can you mail some of those to me? Those look DELICIOUS! I love cream puffs!

      Reply
    16. themasons says

      March 24, 2010 at 3:16 pm

      I'm so excited to try this I've always wanted to make them!

      Reply
    17. MrsJenB says

      March 24, 2010 at 1:05 pm

      I just love cream puffs! The remind me of the ones my aunt used to make for special occasions. Thank you for bringing back that memory for me!

      Reply
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