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French Vanilla Cream Puffs

SUBMITTED BY: Lean Haines

"French vanilla filling dotted with mini chocolate chips is sandwiched in puffy pastry for this elegantly sweet dessert. You could substitute white chocolate or chocolate pudding for the vanilla if you like."
PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  20 Min
READY IN  50 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 30 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs
  • FILLING:
  • 1 1/2 cups cold milk
  • 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant French vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 cup whipped topping
  • 1 (12 ounce) package miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Add flour and salt all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat until mixture is smooth and shiny.
  2. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove puffs to wire racks. Immediately cut a slit in each for steam to escape. Cool. Split puffs and remove soft dough.
  3. For filling, in a mixing bowl, beat milk and pudding mix on low speed for 2 minutes. Refrigerate for 5 minutes. Fold in whipped topping and chips. Fill cream puffs just before serving; replace tops. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2006 by Jennifer-Georgetown, TX
This was fast, easy and so good! I also tried them with chocolate pudding and there were also good. I still think the French Vanilla were the best. These are great to make the puff ahead of time and fill just before you need them.

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Reviewed on Apr. 10, 2007 by iliana
It tasted great and the recipe was pretty easy to follow. They were not too good looking. They did not puff much and were not as crispy as I though tthey they would be. But they were great tasting!

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