Cream Puffs (Choux Pastry Recipe)
A classic French recipe for baked pastries which are filled with a cream and topped with sugar or chocolate.
Ingredients
Cream Puffs:
- ½ cup butter (good quality)
- 8 oz water
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 4 eggs at room temperature
Filling:
- 1 recipe Homemade Custard (printable card below using all the same ingredients, but reduce the milk to ¾ cup or 175 ml)
- 6 oz heavy whipping cream
- 2 Tbsp Grand Marnier liqueur
Chocolate Ganache(optional):
- ¼ cup dark chocolate
- 1 ½ oz heavy whipping cream
Alternative Topping:
- 1 Tbsp Confectioner's sugar as needed
Instructions
Make the Choux Pastry:
- Heat oven to 400ºF.
- First prepare the choux pastry, by placing the butter and water in a medium sized sauce pan over medium heat, until it comes to a rolling boil.
- Add the flour, all at once, and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon for about a minute until the mixture forms a ball.
- Remove from heat, and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Add an egg, beating well, until well incorporated, before adding the next. Repeat with remaining eggs until. the batter is smooth and satiny.
- Place spoonfuls of the batter onto a prepared baking sheet, about 3" apart.
- Bake for about 30 minutes. Turn off oven, and leave for 10 minutes, then place on cooling rack. While the cream puffs are baking, make the filling and chocolate glaze (see recipes below.)
Make the Filling:
- Whisk the prepared custard, and allow to cool, stirring occasionally so it doesn't form a skin. Add the Grand Marnier.
- Fold in the whipped cream, until evenly blended. Keep covered and refrigerated until needed.
Make the Chocolate Glaze:
- Be sure to make this just before you want to finish your cream puffs.
- Make the chocolate glaze by placing the chocolate and cream together in a small pot and stir until the chocolate is melted and the consistency is smooth.
Assemble:
- When the cream puffs are cool, slice in half (don't go all the way through so the top and bottom are still attached) and remove any filaments of raw dough with a spoon or even your fingers.
- Fill each cream puff with some of the cream filling (or freshly whipped cream).
Decorate:
- Coat the tops with the chocolate glaze. Refrigerate for ½ hour or so to set the glaze.
- Alternately, you can dust the cream puffs with powdered sugar.
- Best when served as soon as possible.
Notes
- Nutrition information is given for cream puff filled with custard filling and dusted with powdered sugar.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cream puff | Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 495IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg
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