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Cream Puffs

One of mom's classics.

Ingredients

For the filling:

  • 1 pint heavy cream
  • 1 package vanilla instant pudding mix 3 3/4 ounce size

For the puffs:

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 large eggs

Instructions

For the filling:

  • Place pudding mix in bowl; add heavy cream.
  • Beat until thick, then chill. If mixture gets too thick, add milk to thin.

For the puffs:

  • Preheat oven to 400˚F.
  • Melt butter in water on stove top, then shut off heat.
  • Add flour and salt; mix well.
  • Add eggs; mix well.
  • Drop spoonfuls of batter onto baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 35 minutes.
  • Once cool, cut puffs in half horizontally and fill with filling. Sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar.