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    Home » Favorite Flavors & Ingredients » Chocolate

    Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs

    Published: Jan 13, 2016 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs

    Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs have a heavenly creamy vanilla custard filling, layered inside heavenly fluffy cream puff pastries with a luscious heavenly chocolate icing.  These luscious little beauties must have come from heaven, by the way they taste.

    Make this cream puff recipe for when you want to impress for the holidays, brunch,  parties of any kind and just because you cannot wait!

    Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs

    Speaking of Boston Cream, You'll love this super popular Easy Boston Cream Poke Cake too!

    I absolutely, adore cream puffs. They excite me so!  OHHH EMMM GEEE!  Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs, I need to devour you!  All of you! Every. last. bite. thank. you. I. need. more.  <3  Can you tell I'm a fan?

    This delicious pastry dessert that is filled with a cream filling has it’s own special day each year on January 2nd, known as, ta-da!!!! National Cream Puff Day!  I'm a little late.  Sorry...but, as they say, better late than never, right?

    Cream puffs are a French dessert pastry of  crisp, hollow pastry shells made from dough called choux (pronounced shoo) pastry. They can be filled with whipped cream, pastry creams, fruit fillings, ice cream, puddings, pastry creams and custards.

    Toppings include such delights as chocolate sauce, caramel sauce or even dusted with confectioner's sugar.

    You could also try this “tried and true” State Fair Cream Puffs, or these Cream Puffs with Vanilla Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce. But, I highly recommend this recipe!

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    Ingredients You Need

    Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs Recipe

    • butter
    • water
    • all-purpose flour
    • eggs

    Heavenly Boston Cream Filling Recipe

    • instant vanilla pudding 
    • whole milk
    • whipped cream, make it fresh or use store-bought in tub

    Heavenly Chocolate Icing Recipe

    • chocolate chips or chopped semisweet chocolate
    • whipping cream
    Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs
    Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs
    Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs

    How to Make Boston Cream Puff Recipe

    1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with Silpat or parchment paper. Set aside.
    2. In a large pan, add butter and water and bring to a rolling boil.
    3. Stir in flour until the mixture forms a ball. Transfer the dough to a large mixing bowl. Using a wooden spoon or stand mixer, beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
    4. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet, giving them room to expand.
    5. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Centers should be dry, do not over-bake or open the oven while you are baking them. This could cause them to deflate

    Heavenly Boston Cream Filling

    1. In a bowl, beat the milk, pudding mix and extract on low speed for 2 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. Fold in the whipped cream.
    2. Slice the cream puffs in half and fill with the chilled pudding mixture.

    Heavenly Chocolate Icing

    1. In small sauce-pan or microwave bowl, add chocolate chips or chopped semisweet chocolate and heavy whipping cream and heat over low heat (or in the microwave) until the cream is very hot.
    2. Remove from the heat, and whisk together until the chocolate is melted and the icing is smooth.
    3. Pour a spoonful or two or three onto each cream puff.
    4. Serve immediately; or refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving.

    Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs

    Cream Puff Tips! 

    • Cream puffs, themselves are super easy to make.  The first time I made them as a tweener and was shocked how easy they were to prepare.
    • I think if there is one lesson to be learned from making cream puffs, it's to make sure you don't under-bake them.  They will deflate after a few minutes of being pulled out of the oven, if you do and become extra eggy textured.  Bummer!  You know I like to under-bake my brownies, cookies and bars, but these cream puffs are not one of those desserts you want to do that with, for sure!
    • Cream puffs are so simple because they only require four ingredients – water, butter, flour and eggs.  They key is blending everything together in a timely manner.
    • Do not fill cream puffs until they are completely cooled. So if it's a timing thing you want these for, such as party treats or holidays, you'll want to make sure after they are filled, refrigerate them at once.  Don’t let them stand in the refrigerator longer than an hour or two or they may soften up.
    • For Heavenly Cream Filling, you can substitute 8 oz light or regular sour cream or Vanilla Greek yogurt for the whipped cream if you want.
    • You can also omit the Chocolate icing and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.  However, avoid sprinkling the top with confectioner’s sugar until just before using, since it tends to absorb into the puff when it is refrigerated.
    • Can also transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a ½"  to 1 "round tip depending on the size you want.
    • Once the cream puffs are filled with any kind of cream filling, they must be stored in the refrigerator. You can store them in any airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days, and can freeze even filled puffs for several weeks.

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    These Boston Cream Puffs will have you licking every last drop!  Trust me, the plate is lickable!

     Loving creamy and delish?  

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    Here's the recipe! 😉 Enjoy!

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    Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs

    Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs

    Kim Lange
    Heavenly creamy vanilla custard filling, layered inside heavenly fluffy cream puff pastries and decorated with a heavenly chocolate icing, is out of this world, like heaven!
    4.46 from 11 votes
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    Course Dessert
    Servings 10
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    Ingredients
      

    Heavenly Boston Cream Puffs

    • ½ cup butter
    • 1 cup water
    • 1 cup flour
    • 4 eggs

    Heavenly Boston Cream Filling

    • 2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding 3.4 oz each
    • 1 & ⅔ cups cold whole milk
    • 8 oz or 2 cups of whipped cream fresh or tub

    Heavenly Chocolate Icing

    • 1 cup chocolate chips or chopped semisweet chocolate
    • ½ cup heavy whipping cream

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with Silpat or parchment paper. Set aside.
    • In a large pan, add butter and water and bring to a rolling boil.
    • Stir in flour until the mixture forms a ball. Transfer the dough to a large mixing bowl. Using a wooden spoon or stand mixer, beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
    • Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet, giving them room to expand.
    • Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Centers should be dry, do not over-bake or open the oven while you are baking them. This could cause them to deflate

    Heavenly Boston Cream Filling

    • In a bowl, beat the milk, pudding mix and extract on low speed for 2 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. Fold in the whipped cream.
    • Slice the cream puffs in half and fill with the chilled pudding mixture.

    Heavenly Chocolate Icing

    • In small sauce-pan or microwave bowl, add chocolate chips or chopped semisweet chocolate and heavy whipping cream and heat over low heat (or in the microwave) until the cream is very hot.
    • Remove from the heat, and whisk together until the chocolate is melted and the icing is smooth.
    • Pour a spoonful or two or three onto each cream puff.
    • Serve immediately; or refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving.

    Notes

    • For Heavenly Cream Filling, you can substitute 8 oz light or regular sour cream or Vanilla Greek yogurt for the whipped cream if you want.
    • You can also omit the Chocolate icing and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
    • Can also transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a ½"  to 1 "round tip depending on the size you want. 
     
     
    Keyword boston cream, chocolate, cream puff, filling, pastry, pudding
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    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    1. ayeza malik says

      May 27, 2020 at 9:54 am

      nice recipe thanks for sharing.
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    2. Kim Lange says

      December 02, 2019 at 8:48 am

      So happy to hear that Tammy! Thank you so much for your lovely review and comments. Happy Holidays! xo

    3. Tammy says

      December 01, 2019 at 3:27 pm

      Amazing recipe!!! You won't be disappointed with them. I doubled the recipe and they sure are heavenly. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. The other recipe i tried before this one didn't fair as well, so it's easy to do and so much fun to make.

    4. Kim Lange says

      February 25, 2019 at 2:50 pm

      24 depending on size, more if smaller.

    5. Carol R says

      February 25, 2019 at 10:34 am

      How many does this recipe make? I need about 20 of them. Should I double?

    6. ChocolaTess says

      March 09, 2017 at 12:03 pm

      Hi Margaret! Did you add in the whipped cream to the pudding mix? That should lighten it up.

    7. Margaret Feyh says

      March 09, 2017 at 11:38 am

      Is this recipe correct for the filling? I used the two packages of instant pudding mix and the 1-2/3 cups of milk. It seems too thick.

    8. ChocolaTess says

      January 13, 2017 at 7:39 pm

      You are very welcome Carol and I hope you enjoy them!! <3 I looooove cream puffs!

    9. CAROL L RAGOS says

      January 13, 2017 at 6:05 pm

      I have been making them for years.I always beat the eggs by hand, one at a time. Going to make (beat) them your way. Thank you

    10. ChocolaTess says

      January 16, 2016 at 1:12 pm

      Thank you Teresa! 😉

    11. Teresa says

      January 14, 2016 at 8:50 pm

      Heavenly indeed! Yum. 🙂

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