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Homemade Cream Puffs

Light and airy cream puffs filled with vanilla pudding cream are always a hit with family and anyone I've served them to. If you want an impressive, pretty dessert for Christmas or any holiday, this one is it!

Ingredients

  • 2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup water
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 eggs

 

Directions

Mix together vanilla instant pudding mix, vanilla, heavy cream and milk. Cover and refrigerate to set.

Place the butter and water in a heavy saucepan over medium heat and bring to a rolling boil.

Remove from heat and with a wooden spoon or spatula, quickly add the flour mixture.

Return to heat and stir constantly until the dough comes away from the sides of the pan and forms a thick smooth ball (about a minute or two).

Transfer the dough to your electric mixer and beat with a mixer on low speed a minute or two to release the steam from the dough.

Once the dough is lukewarm start adding the eggs one at a time and continue to mix until you have a smooth thick paste.

Spoon or pipe mounds of dough onto a baking sheet covered in parchment paper, spacing them a couple of inches apart.

Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes and then reduce the oven temperature to 350 and bake for a further 30 to 40 minutes or until the shells have browned and are dry inside.

PRICK EACH PUFF WITH A TOOTHPICK to allow steam to escape and prevent them from falling/flattening. Turn the oven off and, with the oven door slightly ajar, let the shells dry out for a further 10-15 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.

When the shells are cool, split and fill them with the pudding. Can

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