Cream Puffs Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup flour
- 4 eggs
- Ingredients for filling:
- 2 cups (1 pint) heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 F
- In a medium saucepan, combine butter and water.
- Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
- Stir in flour; reduce heat.
- Stir vigorously over low heat about one minute or until mixture forms a ball.
- Remove from heat.
- Beat in eggs all at once.
- Continue beating until smooth.
- Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake about 30 to 40 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
- Make filling while cream puffs are baking.
- With a mixer, whip heavy cream until consistency of whipped cream.
- Add vanilla and sugar to taste.
- Remove cream puffs from oven; cool on a wire rack.
- Cut off top 1/3 of each puff and remove any soft dough from inside.
- Fill with filling; Replace tops.
- Lightly dust tops with powdered sugar
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 79g | |
| Recipe makes 12 servings | |
| Calories 214 | |
| Calories from Fat 146 | 68% |
| Total Fat 16.6g | 21% |
| Saturated Fat 9.92g | 40% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 110mg | 37% |
| Sodium 83mg | 3% |
| Potassium 49mg | 1% |
| Total Carbs 12.88g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugars 4.42g | 3% |
| Protein 3.41g | 5% |
