Description
Eggnog Cream Puffs – A Festive Holiday Dessert to Impress
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1 package (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 1/2 cups cold eggnog
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- Powdered sugar
- Ground cinnamon or nutmeg
- Drizzled white chocolate or icing (optional)
Instructions
- In a saucepan, heat butter, water, and salt until boiling. Add flour all at once and stir until the dough forms a smooth ball.
- Remove from heat, cool 5 minutes, then beat in eggs one at a time until smooth.
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Pipe 1.5-inch mounds onto a lined baking sheet. Bake 20–25 minutes until golden. Cool completely.
- Mix pudding mix, eggnog, nutmeg, and vanilla. Let thicken 5–10 minutes.
- Whip heavy cream to stiff peaks. Fold into the pudding mixture. Chill.
- Cut each puff in half or poke a hole and pipe in filling.
- Dust with powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, or drizzle with white chocolate.
Notes
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- Best served fresh, but can be prepared in advance.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream puff
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg