Cream Puffs Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
  • 1 tsp plus 2 tbsp sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • powdered sugar (for dusting)

Directions:

  1. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Fit 1 large pastry bag (or a plastic freezer bag with 1/2 cut from one bottom corner) with plain 1/2 tip.
  2. Bring milk, butter, 1 teaspoon sugar, salt, and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Add flour all at once; reduce heat to medium-low. Stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until a dough forms and pulls away from sides of pan, 1-2 minutes. Continue beating vigorously until a thin dry film forms on bottom and sides of pot, about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl.
  3. Add 1 egg and stir vigorously with wooden spoon until egg is incorporated and dough looks dry again, about 2 minutes. Repeat with 4 more eggs, adding one at a time and stirring vigorously to incorporate before adding the next. Dough should be smooth, shiny, and thickened.
  4. Spoon dough into prepared pastry bag; pipe out 2 1/2 -diameter rounds on prepared sheets, leaving 2 between rounds. DO AHEAD: Freeze the piped dough rounds on the baking sheets, then transfer to resealable plastic bags and freeze for up to 1 month. Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets, spacing apart (do not defrost) before continuing with recipe.
  5. Arrange racks in upper and middle thirds of oven and preheat to 450°F. Whisk remaining egg with 2 teaspoons water and brush dough rounds all over with egg wash.
  6. Transfer baking sheets to oven; turn oven off. After 10 minutes, heat oven to 350°F and bake for 10 minutes. Rotate pans front to back and top to bottom; continue baking until deep golden brown all over, about 10 minutes longer (puffs will deflate if removed from oven before fully baked). Transfer puffs to a wire rack and let cool completely.
  7. Using a serrated knife, gently slice the top quarter off each puff; transfer tops to a plate. With your finger, gently push down the soft film of cooked dough inside each puff.
  8. Prepare a second pastry bag (or freezer bag) with 1/2 open-star tip. Beat heavy cream and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Spoon whipped cream into prepared pastry bag. Fill each puff with cream, finishing with a generous ring of cream on top. Dust tops of cream puffs with powdered sugar; place atop puffs.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 148.47 Kcal (622 kJ)
Calories from fat 105.76 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.75g 18%
Cholesterol 103.18mg 34%
Sodium 170.01mg 7%
Potassium 61.09mg 1%
Total Carbs 7.23g 2%
Sugars 0.54g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.23g 1%
Protein 3.86g 8%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 34mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 260.64 Kcal (1091 kJ)
Calories from fat 185.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.63g 18%
Cholesterol 181.14mg 34%
Sodium 298.46mg 7%
Potassium 107.25mg 1%
Total Carbs 12.69g 2%
Sugars 0.94g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.41g 1%
Protein 6.77g 8%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 1%
Iron 0.8mg 3%
Calcium 59.8mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.9
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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