Cherry-Chocolate Cream Puffs

Name: Cherry-Chocolate Cream Puffs
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters butter, cubed; 10 servings Confectioners sugar; 4 eggs; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters 2% milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 170 grams semisweet chocolate, chopped; 118 milliliters sugar; 340 grams fresh or frozen pitted sweet cherries (thawed), coarsely chopped; 237 milliliters water; 227 grams carton frozen whipped topping, thawed

Cherry-Chocolate Cream Puffs requires roughly 1 hour from start to finish. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 368 calories. This recipe serves 10. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. A mixture of sugar, confectioners' sugar, cherries, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°. In a small saucepan, bring water, butter, sugar and salt to a rolling boil.

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Butter

Sugar

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Oven

Add flour all at once and beat until blended. Cook over medium heat, stirring vigorously until mixture pulls away from sides of pan and forms a ball.

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All Purpose Flour

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition until smooth. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny.

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Egg

Drop dough by scant 1/4 cupfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Bake 30-35 minutes or until puffed, very firm and golden brown.

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Oven

Remove to wire racks. Split puffs open. Pull out and discard soft dough from inside tops and bottoms. Cool puffs completely on a wire rack.

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Dough

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Wire Rack

Let whipped topping stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring sugar and milk to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat to low; stir in chocolate until melted.

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Whipped Topping

Chocolate

Sugar

Milk

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Transfer to a large bowl. Cool to room temperature, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Fold in whipped topping.

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Whipped Topping

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Bowl

Just before serving, fill each cream puff with a heaping tablespoonful of cherries; top with chocolate filling. Replace tops. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate leftovers.

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Powdered Sugar