Christmas Cream Puffs
Golden cream puffs are filled with silky vanilla cream, shaped into a festive Christmas tree, and finished with chocolate drizzle and powdered sugar.
Ingredients
- 1 stick of butter
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup flour
- 3 eggs
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 3.5 oz vanilla instant pudding mix (2 of these)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup butter
Instructions
- Mix together the vanilla pudding mix cream and milk cover and refrigerate to set
- Preheat oven to 400°
- In a large pot bring the water, vanilla and butter to a rolling boil
- Mix flour with the sugar slowly mix into the water and butter mixture, stirring continually until the mixture forms a ball
- Using a mixer beat in the eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition
- Drop by Tablespoons on ungreased cookie sheet bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown
- Turn the oven off open the door and leave the cream puffs in the oven with it off for one hour
- Cool completely split them in half and fill them with the pudding mixture
- Shape them into a Christmas tree drizzle with chocolate and sprinkle with powered sugar
- Keep refrigerated until ready to serve