Cream Puffs
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 55 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
Puffs
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ All Purpose Flour
- 4 large eggs
Eggnog Fluff Filling, if desired
- 1 package (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 cups whipping cream
- Powdered sugar
Peppermint Whipped Cream Filling, if desired
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1/4 cup granulated or powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 5 or 6 drops red or green food color
Instructions
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Step1
Heat oven to 400°F.
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Step2
In a 2 1/2-quart saucepan, heat water and butter to a rolling boil. Stir in flour; reduce heat to low. Stir vigorously over low heat for about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat. Beat in eggs, all at once; continue beating until smooth.
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Step3
On an ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by slightly less than 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool in a draft-free area, about 30 minutes.
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Step4
Cut off the top third of each puff and pull out any strands of soft dough. Prepare filling(s) and fill the cream puffs as directly below.
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Step5
Eggnog Fluff Filling: In a large bowl, beat pudding mix, milk, rum extract, nutmeg and ginger with an electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Add whipping cream; beat on high speed for 1 to 2 minutes or until soft peaks form. Fill puffs. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 3 hours. Just before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar or brush the tops with light corn syrup and sprinkle with colored sugar or nonpareils.
Peppermint Whipped Cream Filling: In a large bowl, beat ingredients with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fill puffs. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 370
- Calories from Fat
- 245
- Total Fat
- 27 g
- Saturated Fat
- 16 g
- Cholesterol
- 165 mg
- Sodium
- 260 mg
- Potassium
- 130 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- Protein
- 6 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
