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Easy Cream Puffs
Light, airy choux puffs filled with sweetened whipped cream. Simpler than éclairs, just as impressive.
Prep: 30 min · Cook: 25 min · Total: 1 hour15 servingsMedium4.7 (35 reviews)180 calories per serving
Last tested: 2026-09-10
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Servings15
📋 Ingredients
👩🍳 Instructions
- 1
Make choux pastry. Pipe or spoon 5cm/2-inch rounds onto baking sheets.
- 2
Bake at 200°C/400°F for 10 minutes, then 180°C/350°F for 15-18 minutes.
- 3
Poke holes in the bottoms. Cool completely on a rack.
- 4
Whip cream, sugar, and vanilla to stiff peaks.
- 5
Pipe whipped cream into cooled puffs. Dust with powdered sugar.
🔄 Swap Table
Original: Whipped cream filling
Swap: Pastry cream or ice cream
Different experience — pastry cream is classic
Original: Powdered sugar dusting
Swap: Chocolate drizzle or caramel sauce
More decadent
Original: Choux pastry
Swap: Store-bought puff pastry (cut into squares)
Different texture, much easier
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