Cream Puffs
Source of Recipe
Cooking Light
List of Ingredients
- Filling:
- 1 1/2 cups 2% low fat milk, divided
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp chilled butter, cut into small pieces
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup frozen fat-free whopped topping, thawed
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- Shells:
- 1 cup water
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 tsp powdered sugar
Instructions
- To prepare filling, heat 1 1/4 cups milk in a medium, heavy saucepan to 180 degrees or until tiny bubbles form around the edge (do not boil). Combine remaining 1/4 cup milk, 1/4 cup sugar, cornstarch, salt, and 2 eggs in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Gradually add the hot milk to the sugar mixture, stirring constantly. Place milk mixture in pan. Add 1 teaspoon butter; cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly (about 3 minutes), stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low, and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Strain mixture through a sieve into a bowl; stir in vanilla. Place plastic wrap directly on surface of custard; refrigerate 2 hours or until chilled. Fold in whipped topping. Cover and chill.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- To prepare shells, cover a large, heavy baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine water, 3 Tbsp butter, 2 tsp sugar, and salt in a large heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally with wooden spoon. Bring to a boil; remove from heat. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Add flour to water mixture, stirring well until smooth and mixture pulls away from sides of pan. Return pan to heat; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Remove pan from heat. Add 2 eggs and egg whites, 1 at a time, beating with a mixer at medium speed just until combined. Beat 1 minute at medium speed.
- Drop the dough into 10 mounds (about 1/4 cup each), 2 inches apart, onto prepared baking sheet. Bake at 425 for 20 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350 (do not open oven door). Bake an additional 20 minutes. Turn oven off, and partially open oven door. Pierce the top of each puff with a knife; cool puffs in oven 20 minutes. Remove from oven; cool completely on a wire rack.
- Cut top third off puffs; fill each puff with about 1 tablespoon filling. Replace tops, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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