Cream Puff Ghosts

Name: Cream Puff Ghosts
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 158 milliliters packed brown sugar; 6 Tbsps butter; 9 servings Miniature black jelly beans or chocolate chips; 9 servings Confectioners sugar; 4 eggs; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin; 237 milliliters heavy whipping cream, whipped; 237 milliliters milk; 118 milliliters cold orange juice; 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; 0 teaspoons salt; 425 grams can solid-pack pumpkin; 1 teaspoon sugar; 177 milliliters water

Cream Puff Ghosts might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 9 servings with 381 calories, 7g of protein, and 21g of fat each. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. Head to the store and pick up heavy whipping cream, butter, salt, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a saucepan, bring the water, butter, sugar and salt to a boil.

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Butter

Sugar

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms.

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All Purpose Flour

Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

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Egg

Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. Drop by 1/3 cupfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets; spread into 4-in. x 3-in. ovals. Using a knife coated with cooking spray, make a wavy edge at the bottom of the ghost as shown in photo below left.

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Cooking Spray

Spread

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Baking Sheet

Knife

Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.

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Oven

Remove to wire racks to cool.

Meanwhile, in a saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over orange juice; let stand for 1 minute. Stir in the milk and brown sugar; cook and stir over low heat until gelatin and sugar are completely dissolved. Stir in pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice. Cover and refrigerate for 45-60 minutes or until thickened. Fold in whipped cream.

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Pumpkin Pie Spice

Whipped Cream

Orange Juice

Brown Sugar

Gelatin

Pumpkin

Sugar

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Split cream puffs in half; remove dough from inside. Set aside 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling for eyes. Spoon remaining filling into cream puffs; replace tops. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

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Powdered Sugar