Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

Thank you for such a lovely recipe! I made the cream puffs with another recipe I used previously for strawberry cream puffs, but the pumpkin filling was a roaring success at my sister's birthday party! The cream filling had the delicious essence of pumpkin and was the perfect autumn dessert. I will definitely try it again in the future, and I'll try the cream puff recipe too! Super easy recipe that yields lots of adoring fans! :)

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ej_ahn

Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

The puffs came out much better when I used salted butter instead of unsalted. The pinch of salt that it calls for doesn't do much and it's nice to have the slight saltiness to balance the sweet filling. For the filling, I found a whole can of pumpkin puree to be to heavy. I used half of the can and it kept the filling lighter and more "whip cream" like. What a lovely treat these cream puffs are!!

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megmackenzie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Danville, California, USA

Living In: Alameda, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2009

Very attractive for the holidays. The filling could use a bit more powdered sugar; maybe even a cup. The puffs are very easy and could be used for multiple fillings.

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GRANDMAHOLMES

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2009

Made per recipe. 2 c. of cream is way 2 much. U will have so much filling. This is why 4 stars. Don't like sweet desserts but I recom. another 1/4-1/2 c. more of P.Sugar to be added IF using the 2c. of cream. Used 15 oz of Libby's 100% pure pumpkin. U can adjust pumpkin to your taste. Next time I will use 1 c. H. cream, 1/2 c. P.sugar & adjust pumpkin to my taste.

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Marg

Cooking Level: Professional

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2009

Used saved pumpkin from jack-o-lanterns which I had pureed. Great way to use that left over pumpkin up.

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Dragngirle

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2010

This is a good basic recipe. The pumpkin flavor in the middle was very slight so next time I would add the whole can of pumpkin. I also topped them with a spiced cream cheese glaze. I will trya chocolate glaze in the future.

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LABSARE4ME

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Brewer, Maine, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2011

This was wonderful. It was my first time making choux pastry and it turned out great! The only thing I did differently was that I doubled the amount of powdered sugar in the filling. Yum!!!

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slowcooker

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2011

These were very DELICIOUS! They could use a little more sugar. Other than that, perfect.

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Janet Shum

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Corbett, Oregon, USA

Living In: Salem, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2011

Am I the only person on this site that can't make a cream puff? I tried 3 times and ALL of my batches looked beautiful in the oven, then I poked the hole and they slowly collapsed even with my efforts to poke holes at various times in the baking process, letting them cool slower, did the cream puff good luck dance.....what am I doing wrong???? My goodness, what's the trick? UPDATE: I looked online and found a recipe very similar. It called to bake 45-50 minutes until a deep golden brown and dry. I finally got one batch to work using this method. I only lost one in this batch. Finally!

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NW Hairgal

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2012

I have made cream puffs for years and used a recipe just like this. I use a smaller amount of dough for each puff and it makes 24-25. I bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes then let cool completely. I decided to try pumpkin this year and I bought the Libby's pumpkin pie mix in the can with the spices and sweetness already added. I mixed 1 1/2C pumpkin pie puree with 6oz. of cream cheese. In a separate bowl, I whipped the heavy whipping cream with 1T. of vanilla and 1/4 cup granulated sugar until stiff peaks formed. Then I folded the pumpkin/cream cheese into the whipped cream. Then I filled the puff pastry. I also put a dab of the filling on the top of the puffed pastry with a roasted pecan piece.

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