Cream Puff Recipe

This cream puff recipe makes light, golden choux pastry filled with sweet vanilla whipped cream and finished with a smooth chocolate drizzle. These homemade cream puffs are impressive enough for special occasions while still being simple to prepare at home. Discover more flavorful recipes like cream puff recipe right here.

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 4 large eggs
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C).
• Bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the butter and stir until melted, then return the mixture to a boil.
• Add the flour and salt all at once. Stir vigorously until the mixture forms a ball, then remove from the heat.
• Add the eggs one at a time, stirring vigorously after each addition until the mixture is smooth.
• Drop the dough by heaping tablespoons onto a cookie sheet, leaving about 3 inches between each puff.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 325°F (165°C) and bake for another 25 minutes.
• Remove the cream puffs from the oven. Split them open and remove the soft dough from the centers.
• Turn the oven off and return the puffs to the cooling oven for 20 minutes to dry. Transfer them to a wire rack and cool completely.
• Whip the heavy cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Stir in the vanilla extract and sugar.
• Fill the cooled cream puffs with the whipped cream.
• Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave or slowly over low heat. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the cream puffs.
• Serve immediately.

Preparation Details

• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 1 hour
• Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
• Servings: 12
• Yield: 12 cream puffs