Description
Strawberry Cream Puffs are a delightful dessert that effortlessly combines light, flaky pastry with a creamy filling and fresh strawberries. Each bite is a celebration of flavors, making them perfect for picnics, dinner parties, or a sweet treat at home. Easy to make and visually stunning, these cream puffs will impress your guests and evoke warm memories of summer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package puff pastry sheets (2 sheets)
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unroll puff pastry on a floured surface; cut into 3-inch circles using a cookie cutter.
- Place circles on the baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- In a chilled bowl, whip heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until soft peaks form (3-5 minutes).
- Slice each pastry in half horizontally; fill with whipped cream and top with fresh strawberries before replacing the “hat.”
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg