14 cream puff recipes

This is a classic French recipe also called Pate a Choux for making puffs that can be filled with any manner of filling savory or sweet. The most basic filling would be whipped cream. Crispy on the outside and wonderfully creamy on the inside.

These decadent snacks are filled with a sweet cream and topped off with a luscious chocolate sauce.

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Cream puff swans made from choux pastry piped into S-shaped necks and oval bodies, filled with sweetened whipped cream and mandarin oranges. A classic French pastry showpiece.

Fruited cream puffs: shortcut pate a choux made with pancake mix, filled with ice cream and topped with sweetened strawberries. Ten elegant frozen desserts from pantry staples.

Paris-Brest style cream puff pastry: piped pâte à choux rings baked with slivered almonds, split and filled with pastry cream, dusted with powdered sugar. A French patisserie classic at home.

Cream puff cake bakes a sheet of pate a choux as the base, then layers vanilla pudding cream cheese filling, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup on top. A pan-sized riff on the classic eclair.

Cream puff cake built on a from-scratch choux pastry crust, layered with a vanilla pudding and cream cheese filling, whipped topping, and a chocolate drizzle. Tastes like a giant eclair in 9x13 form.

Cream puff dessert with a baked pâte à choux crust, vanilla pudding and cream cheese filling, topped with Cool Whip and chocolate drizzle. This layered dessert feeds a crowd with bakery-style flair.

Rich puff pastry made with cream instead of water, combining regular and cake flour for tender flaky layers perfect for dessert applications.

Golden cream puffs filled with tangy vanilla custard and drizzled with homemade caramel sauce. Three components, one spectacular from-scratch dessert.

Classic French pâte à choux with detailed instructions for cream puffs, eclairs, and a show-stopping cream puff ring. Just 5 ingredients and a bit of technique for bakery-worthy pastries.

Frozen Irish cream and whiskey soufflé tucked inside cream puffs, drizzled with hot bittersweet fudge sauce. A make-ahead showstopper dessert for entertaining.

Creamy egg salad with bacon and celery served inside homemade cream puffs. A show-stopping lunch or brunch that upgrades classic egg salad into something truly special.