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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.
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Keyword cream puffs, french pastry
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
cooling 30 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Servings 20 cream puffs
Calories 98kcal

Ingredients

Cream Puff Dough

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup flour
  • 4 large eggs

Homemade Whipped Cream

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream (granulated por powdered sugar)
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 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.

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Nutrition

Calories: 98kcal