Description
Light, airy, and filled with silky vanilla custard, these Homemade Cream Puffs are an elegant yet simple dessert you can make right in your kitchen.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (for filling)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups scalded milk
- 1 large egg, beaten (for filling)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Add flour all at once, stirring until a dough forms and pulls away from the sides.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each until the dough is smooth and glossy.
- Drop spoonfuls or pipe dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing apart.
- Bake 25–30 minutes or until golden and firm. Poke a small hole in each puff to release steam, then cool completely.
- For the filling, whisk sugar, flour, and salt in a saucepan. Gradually add scalded milk while stirring constantly.
- Cook over medium heat until thickened, then stir in the beaten egg. Cook 1–2 minutes more, remove from heat, and stir in butter and vanilla.
- Cool completely, then fill cooled pastry shells with cream using a piping bag or spoon.
- Dust with powdered sugar and serve chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
- Don’t open the oven during baking to prevent collapse.
- Cool choux shells completely before filling to avoid sogginess.
- Unfilled shells can be frozen for later use.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream puff
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 105mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 95mg