Cream Puffs

This dessert may sound fancy, but it is made with simple ingredients and it only takes a few quick steps before you are serving these to friends at a party!  These Cream Puffs would be perfect to serve at a Bridal or Baby Shower.  

There are a couple possibilities for the filling.  You could use pudding (such as the filling I used for my Banana Cream Pie), a scoop of ice cream, or whipped cream.  I took a container of cool whip and folded in some chopped fresh strawberries to make a fruity cream filling.  The result was a light and fluffy dessert with a sweet taste of strawberries!

Yields: 10 small Cream Puffs (Serves 5: 2 cream puffs per person)

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup flour

2 eggs

cream puff filling of choice

powdered sugar for sprinkling

In a saucepan bring Water and Butter to a boil.  

Add Flour.  Stir until smooth ball forms.  Take off heat and let stand 5 minutes.  

Add 1 egg at a time beating well after each.  Combine until smooth.

Drop by rounded tablespoonful 3 inches apart onto a greased cookie sheet.  (Just like you would when making chocolate chip cookies).  

Bake 400* 30-35 minutes.  Around 25 minutes poke a hole into the top of each cream puff so they will not collapse.

Remove from rack and allow to cool. 

Slice the cream puffs in half.  Place a scoop of filling onto the bottom of the cream puff.  Place the top on the filling and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Sweet Dreams,
Cindy