Description
These Special Italian Cream Puffs with Custard Filling are a delightful treat featuring golden, flaky puff pastry and a rich, creamy custard made from simple ingredients like eggs, milk, and vanilla. Perfect for holidays, gatherings, or a weekend dessert project.
Ingredients
Pastry:
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
Powdered sugar, for dusting
Custard Filling:
2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
Pinch of salt
4 large egg yolks
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp unsalted butter
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cut puff pastry into circles using a round cutter. Place on sheet and prick lightly with a fork.
3. Bake for 15–18 minutes or until golden and flaky. Let cool.
4. In a saucepan, whisk milk, sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Cook over medium heat until thick.
5. In a bowl, whisk egg yolks. Temper with hot milk mixture and return all to saucepan.
6. Cook and stir until smooth (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and butter.
7. Chill custard in fridge for 30 minutes.
8. Slice puff pastry in half. Spoon or pipe custard onto bottom half. Top with the other.
9. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
Make sure the custard is fully chilled for best texture.
Puffs can be assembled 1-2 hours ahead of serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 puff
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
Keywords: Italian cream puffs, puff pastry custard